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lo·tus-eat·er | \ ˈlō-təs-ˌē-tər 
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\Definition of lotus-eater
1 : any of a people in Homer's Odyssey subsisting on the lotus and living in the dreamy indolence it induces
2 : an indolent person
Synonyms & Antonyms for lotus-eater
Synonyms
- couch potato,
- deadbeat,
- do-nothing,
- drone,
- idler,
- layabout,
- lazybones,
- loafer,
- slouch,
- slug,
- slugabed,
- sluggard
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The first known use of lotus-eater was in 1670
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