Definition of chairwarmer
slang
a
: a person (as one not registered as a guest) who sits for prolonged periods in hotel lobbies
b
: an employee (as one in a sedentary occupation) who is superfluous or who makes little effort to apply himself to his work
the seniority rule … discourages ability and efficiency, and encourages the chairwarmer— S. T. Williamson and Herbert Harris
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