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GLUTTON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("glutton" is a kind of...):
mustelid; musteline; musteline mammal (fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
Synonyms:
glutton; gourmand; gourmandizer; trencherman
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("glutton" is a kind of...):
eater; feeder (someone who consumes food for nourishment)
Derivation:
gluttonize (eat a lot and without restraint)
gluttonous (given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink)