sluggard

English

Etymology

From Middle English slogarde, probably ultimately of Old Norse origin. See slug, +‎ -ard (“pejorative agent suffix”)

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 Thesaurus:idler

Related terms

Translations

lazy or idle person

Afrikaans: luiaard
Chinese:
Mandarin: 懶漢 (zh), 懒汉 (zh) (lǎnhàn), 懶人 (zh), 懒人 (zh) (lǎnrén), 懶骨頭 (zh), 懒骨头 (zh) (lǎngǔtou)
Czech: lenoch m
Dutch: luiaard (nl)
Ewe: kuviatɔ
Finnish: etana (fi), laiskuri (fi), laiskimus (fi), velttoilija
French: fainéant (fr) m, fainéante (fr) f, flemmard (fr) m, flemmarde (fr) f
Greek: τεμπέλης (el) m (tempélis)
Icelandic: letingi (is) m, letiblóð (is) n, iðjuleysingi m

Italian: pigro (it) m, inattivo (it) m, indolente (it) m, poltrone (it) m, lavativo (it), flemmatico (it), tardo (it) m
Macedonian: мрзливец m (m'rzlivec), мрзливка f (m'rzlivka)
Maori: inukorokoro, pirorehe
Persian: لتنبر‎‎ (latanbar)
Polish: leń (pl) m
Portuguese: molenga (pt) 2 gên., moleirão (pt) m
Russian: безде́льник (ru) m (bezdélʹnik) (bezdel'nik)
Spanish: remolón (es)
Telugu: సోమరి (te) (sōmari)
Turkish: miskin (tr), tembel (tr)

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