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