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scoffer

9.9

A person who eats food very quickly and greedily

noun
/ˈskɔfər/

Archaic

: tragón

He was such a scoffer at dinner, finishing his plate in seconds while everyone else was still eating.

Examples

As a notorious scoffer, she would often clear out the buffet table in mere minutes.
The children became scoffers during the party, devouring the treats before their friends could have any.
I try to get the scoffers to look past the photos of meals and inane teen 'likes for a like.

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Synonyms

glutton

vsscoffer

Offensive

14 7.0

A person who eats or drinks more than they need

adds speed and greedy manner to mere excess in quantity

devourer

vsscoffer

4 7.2

A person or animal that eats a lot very quickly

adds emphasis on speed and greedy manner rather than only volume

gourmand

vsscoffer

2 8.1

A person who loves eating and drinking, often too much

focuses more on hurried greedy eating than on enjoyment or finesse

big eater

vsscoffer

2 3.0

A person who eats a lot of food

combines large intake with rapid greedy eating rather than volume alone

overeater

vsscoffer

2 3.3

A person who often eats more food than their body needs

adds hurried greedy manner to habitual overeating rather than only amount

gobbler

vsscoffer

1 7.9

A person who eats too quickly and greedily

focuses on both speed and greed rather than only size of portions

gulper

vsscoffer

1 8.2

A person or animal that swallows large amounts of food and drink quickly and greedily

includes greedy appetite as well as rapid swallowing rather than only gulping

greedy guts

vsscoffer

Offensive

1 8.4

A person who eats or takes more than their fair share of food

is about rapid greedy eating rather than only taking extra portions

real porker

vsscoffer

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who eats too much food

specifies rapid and greedy eating rather than just excess informally

swiller

vsscoffer

Offensive

1 8.6

A person who drinks too much alcohol

limits this to rapid greedy eating of food rather than drinking focus

gorger

vsscoffer

9.8

A person who eats quickly and greedily

is the identical description emphasizing quick and greedy eating

wolfer

vsscoffer

Offensive

9.9

A person who eats very fast and with little table manners

highlights quick greedy eating rather than mere rudeness alone

bolter

vsscoffer

8.6

A person who eats food very quickly

adds strong greedy intent to quick eating, not just speed

gormandizer

vsscoffer

Archaic

9.4

A person who eats too much in a greedy way

stresses quickness alongside greed, not only general gluttony

gourmandizer

vsscoffer

9.9

A person who eats and drinks too much and likes large rich meals

narrows this to rapid, greedy eating rather than general excess

walking dustbin

vsscoffer

Offensive

9.5

A person who eats a lot of junk food messily

stresses quick greedy eating rather than only messiness or food type

How Greedy

glutton

Offensive

14 7.0

scoffer

Archaic

9.9

eater

115 1.0

nibbler

3 7.2

Surface Forms

scoffer singular

scoffers plural

Morphology

scoffer = scoff (transparent) = scoff + er

Formed by the verb 'scoff' (sense 'eat quickly/greedily') + agentive suffix '-er'; the agentive meaning is direct though this eating sense is informal.

Etymology

Scoffer also comes from the same verb scoff, which in everyday English can mean 'to eat quickly' or 'to gobble'. So a scoffer can be a person who eats fast and greedily, and that is why the word can mean a greedy eater.