overeater

noun

as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much they decided to join a support group for overeaters

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  1. pig
  2. hog
  3. glutton
Noun
  • Towana Looney lived with a pig kidney for a then-record 130 days before it was removed in April 2025 because her body began rejecting it.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But scientists weren’t sure if temporary replacement pig organs would cause someone to produce antibodies that could complicate a human-to-human transplant.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pig
Noun
  • These companies went from being these cash-rich, asset-light, beautiful vehicles to becoming these bloated asset hogs.
    — Jack Holmes, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026
  • There are no closed seasons or bag limits for feral hogs on private property, and a hunting license is not required when hunters have landowner authorization.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of hog
Noun
  • Best Linen Clothing for Spring Travel at Quince I’m a glutton for springtime.
    — Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
  • Drummond is a burly, 6-foot-11 glass glutton.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Definition of glutton
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“Overeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overeater. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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