sluggard
sluggard · sluggards
бездельник
Faulpelz, Nichtstuer
A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habitA person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
Meaning
3 sensesA person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
Faulpelz, Nichtstuer
безде́льникbezdélʹnik
an idle slothful person
A person slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person.
A fearful or cowardly person, a poltroon.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
lazy or idle person:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lazy or idle person:
Origin
From Middle English slogarde, probably ultimately of Old Norse origin. Equivalent to slugFrom Middle English slogarde, probably ultimately of Old Norse origin. Equivalent to slug + -ard (“pejorative agent suffix”).
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Forms
plural: sluggardsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an idle slothful person:slug