Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for greedy eater

greedy eater

noun as in hog

Strongest match

Strong matches

Discover More

Example Sentences

One of the joys of the florentine is its lacy lightness, which deceives the greedy eater into consuming more than is strictly necessary.

He was young, marked with the small-pox, a greedy eater, a loud talker, laughing and speaking at random, and altogether I took him for a servant in disguise.

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

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.

It may be that the cattle and horses recognize that the sheep is such a greedy eater that he practically cleans off the grass down to the very roots, whereas a steer or horse leaves enough of the herbage to grow for the next time.

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement