(n.) One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
(n.) Fig.: One who gluts himself.
(n.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo luscus), of the family Mustelidae, about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name; the wolverene. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.