fainéante — meaning in English

English meaning

• idler noun One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
• lazybones noun An informal, often affectionate, term for a lazy person.
• player noun Someone taking part in a game or sport.

Senses

fainéante is used for these senses in English:

• idler One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
• lazybones (slang) A person who is lazy.
• player One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
• sluggard A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.

idler — full definition

1. noun One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
2. noun One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
3. noun Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch.
4. noun A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power through its own axle, but forms part of a gear train, supports a moving belt, etc.

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