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безде́льник — meaning in English

bezdelnik

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English meaning

  • couch potato noun A person who spends a great deal of time sitting watching television or screens and takes very little exercise.
  • idler noun A person who does nothing and avoids activity.
  • lazybones noun An informal, often affectionate, term for a lazy person.
  • loafer noun A person who avoids work and idles their time away.
  • player noun Someone taking part in a game or sport.
  • slacker noun Someone who avoids work or puts in minimal effort.
  • sluggard noun A lazy person who is slow to get started on work that needs doing.

Senses

безде́льник is used for these senses in English:

  • couch potato (idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]
  • good-for-nothing A person of little worth or usefulness.
  • idler One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
  • layabout A lazy person.
  • lazybones (slang) A person who is lazy.
  • loafer An idle person.
  • player One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
  • slacker One who procrastinates or is lazy; one who does not do their fair share or pull their own weight.

idler — full definition

  1. noun A person who does nothing and avoids activity.
  2. noun A lazy person who avoids doing any work.
  3. noun A sailor who does not have to keep watch at night.
  4. noun A wheel or pulley in machinery that guides or supports a moving belt or chain without itself driving power.
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