as in slug
a lazy person
a tropical resort that is perfect for live wires and lotus-eaters alike
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Recent Examples of lotus-eater
As the lotus-eaters writhe and spin, I am routinely spritzed with centrifugal drops of their ample perspiration, a kind of patchouli-scented mist that doesn’t exactly conduce to ecstatic soul communion.
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Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound.
—Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound.
—Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lotus-eater
Noun
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All the pieces seem to fit, producing a symphony of contact and occasional crescendo of slug.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The 170-grain slug socked him right between the horns.—
Bob Cary,
Outdoor Life,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The drone attacks investigated by the commission regularly targeted civilian homes and infrastructure such as hospitals, humanitarian distribution points, power facilities and a school, according to the UN report.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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To solve the problem, Burukin and his colleagues have developed tethered drones that rise 500 feet high (150 meters), carrying signal repeaters that amplify the weak radio signals to increase their reach.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tropical Storm Melissa is meandering through the warm waters of the Caribbean at a snail’s pace, where it’s expected to pick up enough power to develop into a major Category 4 by Tuesday.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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But now, conditions are expected to be primed for Tropical Storm Melissa to keep at its snail’s pace.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Here, the gameplay is powered by motion, meaning body movements are used instead of controllers, so couch potatoes need not apply.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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The pleasures of being a couch potato.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bill got his second deer, and hurt his bum knee while packing out the animal.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lotus-eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lotus-eater. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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