a glutton for work
1glutton for punishment — A person who seems excessively eager to seek and perform strenuous or unpleasant work, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑glutton …
2glutton — [glut′ n] n. [ME glotoun < OFr gloton < L gluto, glutto < glutire, gluttire, to devour, akin to gula, GULLET] 1. a person who greedily eats too much 2. a person with a great capacity for something [a glutton for work] 3. [transl. of Ger… …
3glutton — glutton1 /glut n/, n. 1. a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously. 2. a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something: a glutton for work; a glutton for punishment. [1175 1225; ME glutun < OF glouton < L glutton… …
4glutton — n. 1 an excessively greedy eater. 2 (often foll. by for) colloq. a person insatiably eager (a glutton for work). 3 a voracious animal Gulo gulo, of the weasel family. Also called WOLVERINE. Phrases and idioms: a glutton for punishment a person… …
5glutton — glut•ton [[t]ˈglʌt n[/t]] n. 1) a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously 2) a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something: a glutton for work[/ex] • Etymology: 1175–1225; < OF glouton < L gluttōnem, acc.… …
6glutton — [[t]glʌ̱t(ə)n[/t]] gluttons 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you think that someone eats too much and is greedy, you can say they are a glutton. I can t control my eating. It s hard when people don t understand and call you a glutton. 2) N COUNT: N… …
7glutton — I. /ˈglʌtn / (say glutn) noun 1. someone who eats to excess; a gormandiser. 2. someone who indulges in something excessively. –phrase 3. a glutton for, someone who accepts an inordinate amount of (something specified which is generally considered …
8glutton — glut·ton || glÊŒtn n. overeater, one who eats and drinks to excess; one who has an insatiable appetite (for work, money, etc.) …
9Erich Ludendorff — Infobox Military Person name=Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff lived=9 April 1865–20 December 1937 caption= nickname= placeofbirth= Kruszewnia near Posen, Province of Posen placeofdeath= Tutzing, Bavaria allegiance= German Empire branch= Army… …
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