sluggard

(slŭg'ərd)
n.
A slothful person; an idler.

adj.
Lazy.

[Middle English sluggart, probably from sluggi, lazy, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

sluggardly slug'gard·ly adj.

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noun

A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity: bum¹, drone¹, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, wastrel. Informal do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug². Slang slouch. See industrious/lazy.

adjective

Resistant to exertion and activity: fainéant, idle, indolent, lazy, shiftless, slothful, sluggish. Informal do-nothing. Idioms: bone lazy. See action/inaction, industrious/lazy.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dovenlas, dovenkrop
adj. - doven

Nederlands (Dutch)
luiaard

Français (French)
n. - paresseux, fainéant
adj. - paresseux, fainéant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Faulpelz
adj. - faul

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj. - ακαμάτης, τεμπελχανάς

Italiano (Italian)
poltrone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - uma pessoa inativa, mandrião
adj. - preguiçoso (m), vadio (m)

Русский (Russian)
лентяй

Español (Spanish)
n. - holgazán, haragán, indolente
adj. - perezoso, lento, tardo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - latmask, drönare, slöfock
adj. - lat, långsam, trög

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
偷懒者, 游手好闲的人, 懒鬼, 懒怠的, 懒汉般的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 偷懶者, 遊手好閒的人, 懶鬼
adj. - 懶怠的, 懶漢般的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 게으름쟁이, 건달
adj. - 게으른, 귀찮아 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不精者, 怠け者, 無精者
adj. - 怠惰な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كسل (صفه) كسلان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עצלן‬
adj. - ‮עצלן, איטי‬

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