Noun
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person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
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idler,
loafer,
do-nothing,
bum |
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nonworker a person who does nothing
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clock watcher a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time
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couch potato an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
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dallier,
dilly-dallier,
dillydallier,
mope,
lounger someone who wastes time
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dawdler,
laggard,
lagger,
trailer,
drone,
poke someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
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daydreamer,
woolgatherer someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
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good-for-naught,
good-for-nothing,
goof-off,
ne'er-do-well,
no-account,
goldbrick anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
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lazybones a lazy person
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lie-abed,
slugabed a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour
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loon large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
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shirker,
slacker a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
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sluggard,
slug an idle slothful person
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spiv a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
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sunbather someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan
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trifler one who behaves lightly or not seriously
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