Sluggard
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
- 2 an idle slothful person wordnet
- 3 A person slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person.
- 4 A fearful or cowardly person, a poltroon.
Etymology
From Middle English slogarde, probably ultimately of Old Norse origin. Equivalent to slug + -ard (“pejorative agent suffix”).