gorger

¹

[ gawr-jer ]

noun

1. a person or animal that eats greedily and excessively, or that feeds voraciously on a particular thing:

   My brothers and sisters were all instant-gratification gorgers, and consumed their Halloween candy as quickly as they could.

   The ladybug is a voracious gorger of aphids.

2. a person greedy for power, money, etc.:

   The judgment effectively provides blanket immunity for the many political gorgers who made off with almost $9 billion in "unaccounted-for" taxpayer money.

gorger

²

[ gawr-jer ]

noun

1. Often Gorger. Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a Romani term for a person who is not Romani:

   The fights start when she decides to break with tradition and marry outside the Roma community; her fiancé is a gorger.

adjective

1. Often Gorger. Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a Romani term meaning “non-Romani”:

   It is sad that relationships between Roma and Gorger communities are so strained where once they would have been quite relaxed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gorger¹

gorge ¹( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Origin of gorger²

First recorded in 1840–45; phonetic spelling of American Romani gorger, from British Romani gawja, from Romani gadjo “non-Romani man”

Example Sentences

Balzac is scolded for being “an ecstatic, compulsive gorger and borderline glutton” who devoured “congealed cold cuts and other toxic snacks.”

From New York Times

It is a "bombers and gorgers" kind of place.

From Golf Digest

One thing that might put a damper on would-be gorgers: Rules finalized by the Food and Drug Administration requiring calories to be listed on chain-restaurant menus are scheduled to take effect in December.

From Los Angeles Times

I beg of you to send me the ruble as soon as possible, because my husband, gorger and tippler that he is, is angry with me for having given it.

From Project Gutenberg

The gorger or gourmand may not be particular about the kind of food that is given him, but he desires a large quantity, more than is good for him.

From Project Gutenberg

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