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Meanings of glutton (gluttons) in English

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Musteline mammal of northern Eurasia.

Gulo gulowolverine

A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess.

gourmandgourmandizertrencherman
Usage of glutton (gluttons) in English
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Two Doors Down Monday, BBC Two, 10pm Some people are just gluttons for punishment.
The Irish Times
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And this sense of refinement isn't just for options-sheet gluttons: all SSs come fully loaded.
BBC
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Even gluttons for the trappings of power aspire to put their name t(...)
The Irish Times
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Those drunkards and gluttons of so many generations?
Leaves of Grass
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Only gluttons for punishment - and, of course, cash - greet this time of year with glee.
The new yorker
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The bravest of the young gluttons came out of its hiding place, tentatively sniffing at the dead animal.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
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England, annual gluttons for punishment, sit just two tantalising wins away from a first grand slam since 2003.
The Irish Times
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This is a paradise for gluttons.
The Irish Times
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A merry race of boring gluttons.
Bored of the Rings
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They're just gluttons for hatred," Aldric revealed.
The saint of dragons
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But news gluttons must learn for themselves which campaign news is real news and which campaign news is parity puffery.
Reuters
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Today's young gluttons know nothing of such subtleties and restraint; any appetite to them is something to sate at once.
Carrion comfort
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Like gluttons at a Mississippi banquet, most investors ingenuously accepted the opportunity to gorge themselves and never considered the consequence.
Millionaire: the philanderer, gambler, and duelist who invented modern finance
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They passed on through the Third and Fourth and Fifth Circles, seeing the gluttons, misers, and wrathful souls confined there.
For Love Of Evil
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But people often pass away during a fit of diarrhoea... and gluttons do die from overeating occasionally Hyacinthus-"
Venus In Copper
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It's a little effort, but can easily be made in advance and feeds a crowd, or a smaller group of gluttons.
The Guardian
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Gluttons through the time