glutton
• noun 1 an excessively greedy eater. 2 a person with a great eagerness or capacity for something: a glutton for adventure. — PHRASES a glutton for punishment a person who is always eager to undertake unpleasant tasks. — DERIVATIVES gluttonous adjective. — ORIGIN Latin glutto, related to gluttire ‘to swallow’ and gluttus ‘greedy’.
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