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GLUTTON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Musteline mammal of northern Eurasia

Synonyms:

glutton; Gulo gulo; wolverine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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