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glut·ton [ˈglʌtən] N

1. glutton pej (overeater):

glutton

požeruh(inja) m (f)

glutton

lakomnež(lakomnica) m (f)

2. glutton fig (enthusiast):

glutton

nenasitnež(nenasitnica) m (f)

glutton for punishment

Usage examples with glutton

glutton for punishment

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English

The gluttons lie here sightless and heedless of their neighbors, symbolizing the cold, selfish, and empty sensuality of their lives. en.wikipedia.org

He has been described as a literary glutton, and the most rational of bibliomaniacs, inasmuch as he read everything he bought. en.wikipedia.org

He was also an athlete of some distinction and reputedly a glutton. en.wikipedia.org

He has been described as the greatest literary glutton who ever lived. en.wikipedia.org

He's a fat, lazy glutton who prefers to spend his time sitting in his office, eating. en.wikipedia.org

His contemporaries called him "helluo librorum" (glutton of books) for the rapidity with which he examined the principal libraries. en.wikipedia.org

Sympathetic, inventor, witty, and highly pampered glutton, which uses to manipulate his family to get what he wants. en.wikipedia.org

He is best known as a glutton, because he adores his eating habits. en.wikipedia.org

Because he always recorded what was provided for dinner, which very occasionally was an elaborate banquet, he is often wrongly characterised as a glutton. en.wikipedia.org

She is a glutton for food, especially cake despite having terrible cooking skills. en.wikipedia.org

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