greedy eater
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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
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Gourmand, or Gormand, a glutton, a greedy eater.
From A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Beecher, Catharine Esther
It is a greedy eater, but feeds only on the cotton plant.
From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William
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)