SLUGGARD

sluggard, slug

(noun) an idle slothful person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sluggard (plural sluggards)

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

• See also idler

Source: Wiktionary


Slug"gard, n. Etym: [Slug + -ard.]

Definition: A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; considered her ways, and be wise. Prov. vi. 6.

Slug"gard, a.

Definition: Sluggish; lazy. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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