gannet
/ˈɡænɪt/
noun
- A large seabird that dives from great heights into the ocean to catch fish.
- The cliffs were covered with nesting gannets during the summer.
- A gannet's wingspan can reach nearly six feet.
- We watched a gannet plunge into the water from over a hundred feet up.
- A greedy or voracious person (informal, British).
- My brother is a real gannet when it comes to pizza.
- He ate his dinner like a gannet, barely stopping to breathe.
- Don't be such a gannet — leave some cake for everyone else.