English Explanatory Dictionary

hand-sitter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who sits on their hands; one who dawdles or remains idle when action is needed.
  2. An unenthusiastic or unresponsive member of an audience.

Word forms

hand-sitter hand-sitters

Synonyms

bum couch potato dawdler deadbeat dogfucker do-naught do-nothing dosser idler idleton faineant flaneur footler get-nothing goldbricker goof-off lallygag lollygagger laggard layabout lazy ass lazybones lazy louse lidderon lie-abed loafer loiter-sack lounge lizard lounger morepork poop ragabash shirker slacker slow belly slugabed slug-a-bed slugabug sluggabed sluggard sofa spud tarrier truant
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