lounger

Examples

• All

• He's a loafer, he's a lounger He's a lazy good-for-nothing.

  Finian's Rainbow (1968)

• The beach was dotted with loungers sunbathing and taking in the sea breeze.

• The loungers looked the other way, but Leo figured this might be his chance.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Therefore, they shall now be the first to go into exile, and the revelry of the loungers shall pass away.

  Blog text (18)

• "Hey, lass!" shouted Rupert, one of the loungers.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Hard plastic-soled boots pounded and echoed off the narrow street, driving casual loungers and pedestrians into the nearest cover.

  Fiction book (1995)

• During the summer, many loungers gather at the café to sip drinks and chat lazily.

Synonyms

S

slacker

vslounger

• Offensive

33 4.6

A person who avoids work and often does very little

is about idle time use, not specifically shirking responsibilities

C

couch potato

vslounger

• Informal

11 4.3

A person who sits or lies down a lot, usually watching television

covers lazy time broadly, not only passive screen-based inactivity

W

waster

vslounger

• Offensive

6 7.2

A person who spends money or time carelessly on unimportant things

focuses on idle time rather than on wasteful use of resources

L

loafer

vslounger

• Offensive

5 5.8

A person who avoids work and does very little

focuses on lazy time use rather than intentional avoidance of tasks

L

layabout

vslounger

• Offensive

4 7.6

A person who often avoids work and does very little

is broader for anyone who spends time idly rather than only avoidance

I

idler

vslounger

• Offensive

2 7.0

A person who avoids work and does very little

is more about spending time idly rather than active avoidance of duties

L

lingerer

vslounger

1 7.7

A person who stays in a place longer than needed without a good reason

is about spending time lazily rather than just remaining in a place

L

lazybones

vslounger

• Offensive

1 7.2

A person who avoids work and prefers to rest

describes passive time spending rather than specifically avoiding effort

B

bludger

vslounger

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who avoids work and does very little

is a neutral term for lazy time use rather than slang avoidance

P

putterer

vslounger

• Informal

1 8.9

A person who spends time doing small, unimportant jobs like fixing things in a garden

is more about general idle time rather than gentle task activity

D

dallier

vslounger

1 9.5

A person who wastes time and does not make decisions or take action

is simple idle time use rather than a pattern of indecision

L

lusk

vslounger

• Offensive

9.9

A person who is lazy and avoids work

is the modern, general description for idle time spending

A

abbey-lubber

vslounger

• Offensive

9.9

A lazy person who avoids work, often a monk living in an abbey

is a general lazy person who spends time idly rather than historical role

P

potterer

vslounger

• UK

9.9

A person who spends time doing small, unimportant tasks slowly

is a broader idle type that may simply rest or lounge

P

piddler

vslounger

• Informal

9.7

A person who wastes time on small unimportant tasks instead of doing useful work

is idle time spending in general rather than specifically trivial tasks

D

dillydallier

vslounger

• Informal

8.6

A person who wastes time by being slow to act or decide

is idle presence without delay focus, not about slow decisions

Antonyms

H

hard worker

33 1.3

A person who puts a lot of effort into their job or tasks

G

go-getter

16 5.0

A person who is active and tries hard to succeed, especially at work

How Lazy

layabout

• Offensive

4 7.6

slacker

• Offensive

33 4.6

lounger

1 5.8

idler

• Offensive

2 7.0

loafer

• Offensive

5 5.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology