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deadhead
a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
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bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer
person who does no work
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retired person, retiree
someone who has retired from active working
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striker
an employee on strike against an employer
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unemployed person
someone who is jobless
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vacationer, vacationist
someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work
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camper
someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
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clock watcher
a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time
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couch potato
an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
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dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope
someone who wastes time
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dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
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daydreamer, woolgatherer
someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
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emeritus
a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties
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goldbrick, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account
an idle worthless person
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hunger marcher
an unemployed person who participates in a hunger march
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lazybones
a lazy person
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lie-abed, slugabed
a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour
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loon
a worthless lazy fellow
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shirker, slacker
a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
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slug, sluggard
an idle slothful person
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spiv
a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
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sport, summercater
(Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
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summercaters
(Maine colloquial) temporary summer residents of coastal Maine
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sunbather
someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan
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trifler
one who behaves lightly or not seriously
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weekender
someone who vacations on a weekend
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whittler
someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)
