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People who are lazy or slow to act

layabout

noun

someone who is lazy and avoids work or anything that involves any effort

slob

noun

someone who is lazy or untidy

couch potato

noun

someone who spends a lot of time sitting at home watching television

deadbeat

noun

someone who is lazy and does not want to achieve anything in life

passenger

noun

someone in a team who does not do his or her fair share of the work

lump

noun

someone who is lazy or stupid

parasite

noun

a lazy person who lives by getting money, food etc from other people

ne’er-do-well

noun

a person who is lazy and does not want to work

wastrel

noun

a lazy person who wastes time or money

the idle rich

very rich people who can spend their time enjoying themselves rather than working

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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