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GLUTTON

• GLUTTON (noun)
The noun GLUTTON has 2 senses:

1. a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
2. musteline mammal of northern Eurasia

Familiarity information: GLUTTON used as a noun is rare.

• GLUTTON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

glutton; gourmand; gourmandizer; trencherman

Hypernyms ("glutton" is a kind of...):

eater; feeder (someone who consumes food for nourishment)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Musteline mammal of northern Eurasia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Gulo gulo; glutton; wolverine

Hypernyms ("glutton" is a kind of...):

mustelid; musteline; musteline mammal (fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals)

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(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of eater
Definition of musteline
Definition of musteline mammal
Pronunciation of feeder
Definition of mustelid

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