glutton
noun
[ ˈɡlʌt(ə)n ]
• an excessively greedy eater.
Similar:
gourmand,
gourmandizer,
overeater,
gorger,
binge eater,
big eater,
pig,
greedy pig,
hog,
gutbucket,
gobbler,
guzzler,
human dustbin,
gannet,
greedy guts,
gorb,
chowhound,
trencherman,
• old-fashioned term for wolverine.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French gluton, from Latin glutto(n- ) related to gluttire ‘to swallow’, gluttus ‘greedy’, and gula ‘throat’.
