gluttonglut‧ton /ˈɡlʌtn/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINglutton
ExamplesOrigin:
1200-1300 Old French gloton, from Latin glutto, from gluttire ‘to swallow’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Uncle Richard was a glutton who ate everything in sight.
- We had salmon to start, followed by a glutton's dessert of crème brûleé.
- But some are gluttons for punishment.
- Just as some people are mean drunks, mortgage traders were mean gluttons.
- Persons who eat too much are called gluttons.
- We even honor these great gluttons who have become our world leaders, our socialites, our jet-setters.
Longman Language Activatorfood► greedy
Phrases someone who is greedy wants to eat too much food, or eats more than their share of food - use this to show disapproval: · Don't be so greedy! Leave some cake for everyone else.· Greedy children often tend to put on too much weight.· Take your greedy fingers off that pie - you've had more than enough already.
► pig spoken informal someone who is greedy: · You pig, you've eaten it all!greedy pig: · The greedy pig! He didn't leave any pizza for us.make a pig of yourself (=eat a lot of food greedily): · That's what Christmas is all about, isn't it? Making a pig of yourself.
► greedy guts British spoken someone who is very greedy - used especially by children: · Don't be such a greedy guts!· Hey, greedy guts, leave those sweets alone. They're mine.
► greed a strong desire to eat too much food: · You don't really want more ice cream -- it's just greed.
► glutton someone who eats too much food: · Uncle Richard was a glutton who ate everything in sight.· We had salmon to start, followed by a glutton's dessert of crème brûleé.
► gluttony formal when someone eats or drinks much more than necessary, usually with the result that they become ill or unhealthy - used especially in literature: · As soon as Christmas is over, people often start to regret their gluttony.· The level of heart disease in the western world is a measure of our gluttony.
someone who seems to enjoy suffering► masochist · He goes swimming in the sea in the middle of winter -- he must be some kind of masochist.
► be a glutton for punishment use this humorously about someone who seems to like being put in situations where they will suffer, when it could have been avoided: · Being a glutton for punishment, I agreed to organize yet another children's birthday party.
► martyr someone who enjoys suffering because they make other people feel guilty about it, and therefore get sympathy and attention: · Don't be a martyr - ask for help if you need it.play the martyr (=behave like one): · We all like to play the martyr sometimes.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a glutton for punishment
1someone who eats too much2a glutton for punishment someone who seems to enjoy working hard or doing something unpleasant—gluttonous adjective- Being a glutton for punishment, a few days later we rounded it off by doing the Danube Knee bend towards Budapest.
- Steve Jobs is obviously a glutton for punishment.
- Talk about a glutton for punishment.