gormandizer
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Occasionally he indulges in such uncomplimentary expressions as "There is no flummery-maker equal to you," while some are hailed with "Long life to you, glutton, gormandizer, and belly-god."
From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
The gormandizer gorged with meat and strong drink, a fruitful source of savage outbursts, could not possess the gentleness of the ascetic who dips his bread into a cup of milk.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
The Frenchman is ravenous for the theatrical situation,—a perfect gormandizer of the dramatic event.
From Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life by Charles Theodore Murray
But to his surprise and dismay the guest barely touched most of the dishes, and ate so sparingly of others that Burns felt himself, with his hearty, normal appetite, a gormandizer.
From Mrs. Red Pepper by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond
He combined with admirable art, and in masterly proportions, the thirst of a gormandizer with the discretion of a judge.
From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood
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