frossare

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish frazare, equivalent to frossa (“glut, gorge, feast”) +‎ -are (“-er”). Compare English fretter.

Noun

frossare c

1. a glutton
   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Matteusevangeliet [Matthew] 11:19”, in Bibel 2000‎^[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 4 October 2025:

     'Se vilken frossare och drinkare, en vän till tullindrivare och syndare.'

     'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.'

Declension

Declension of frossare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	frossare	frossares
	definite	frossaren	frossarens
plural	indefinite	frossare	frossares
	definite	frossarna	frossarnas

See also

• frosseri
• gourmand
• matvrak

References

• “frossare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• 2. frossa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)