gluttons

noun

plural of glutton
as in pigs
one who eats greedily or too much he's such a glutton that he ate the whole cake

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Recent Examples of gluttons All of these people are gluttons at the feast. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Feb. 2026 Not to mention the obese little gluttons. — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
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  1. pigs
  2. hogs
Noun
  • The super-sized version of the popular pigs-in-a-blanket was created by Aramark Executive Sous Chef Sean Clark, the company announced Wednesday.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2026
  • On a 2-acre property in Mississippi, 52-year-old Krystal Polk's family lived off the land for generations, raising chickens and pigs, growing onions and herbs and trading their peaches for pears.
    — Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of pigs
Noun
  • Feral hogs reproduce quickly, have few natural predators and have dramatically expanded their range.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Madilynn Becker, Miss Kansas USA Miss Kansas USA Madilynn Becker grew up showing livestock in the 4-H circuit, where youth can show animals like hogs, cows, and, in Becker’s case, lambs.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of hogs

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“Gluttons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gluttons. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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