greedy eater

Example Sentences

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A gourmet he may be, and that is no discredit; a gourmand, by which you mean a greedy eater, a glutton, he could never be.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then Mr. Jackson was, Rhoda thought, a somewhat greedy eater.

From A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

Although a very greedy eater of literature, I can only enjoy reading when I have little time for reading.

From The Grim Smile of the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold

She is a greedy eater and drinker and her excreta is often very offensive.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)

Gourmand or Gormand: A glutton, a greedy eater.

From American Woman's Home by Beecher, Catharine Esther