sluggard
Meaning
- A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
- A person slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person.
- A fearful or cowardly person, a poltroon.
Synonyms
lazy person
lazy boy girl
dead-beat
lazy fellow
slow-coach
lie-abed
slow person
good-for-naught
fainéant
Faulenzer
tembelEtymology
In summary
From Middle English slogarde, probably ultimately of Old Norse origin. Equivalent to slug + -ard (“pejorative agent suffix”).
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