Etymology
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From Middle English slogarde, probably ultimately of Old Norse origin. Equivalent to slug + -ard (“pejorative agent suffix”).
Pronunciation
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sluggard (plural sluggards)
- A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
- A person slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person.
- A fearful or cowardly person, a poltroon.
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Translations
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lazy or idle person
- Afrikaans: luiaard
- Bulgarian: ленивец (bg) m (lenivec)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 懶漢／懒汉 (zh) (lǎnhàn), 懶人／懒人 (zh) (lǎnrén), 懶骨頭／懒骨头 (zh) (lǎngǔtou)
- Czech: lenoch m
- Dutch: luiaard (nl)
- Ewe: kuviatɔ
- Finnish: etana (fi), laiskuri (fi), laiskimus (fi), velttoilija
- French: fainéant (fr) m, fainéante (fr) f, flemmard (fr) m, flemmarde (fr) f
- Galician: lacazán (gl) m, nugallán (gl) m, preguiceiro (gl) m
- German: Faulpelz (de) m, Nichtstuer (de) m
- Greek: τεμπέλης (el) m (tempélis)
- Icelandic: letingi (is) m, letiblóð (is) n, iðjuleysingi m
- Italian: pigro (it) m, inattivo (it) m, indolente (it) m, poltrone (it) m, lavativo (it), flemmatico (it), tardo (it) m
- Macedonian: мр́зливец m (mŕzlivec), мр́зливка f (mŕzlivka)
- Maori: inukorokoro, pirorehe
- Persian: لتنبر (latanbar)
- Plautdietsch: Schlosäwendoot m
- Polish: leń (pl) m
- Portuguese: molenga (pt) m or f, moleirão (pt) m
- Russian: безде́льник (ru) m (bezdélʹnik)
- Spanish: remolón (es)
- Telugu: సోమరి (te) (sōmari)
- Turkish: miskin (tr), tembel (tr)
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