sluggard Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an idle slothful person
    slug.

WordNet

Slug"gard noun
Etymology
Slug + -ard.
Definitions
  1. A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone.
    Go to the ant, thou sluggard; considered her ways, and be wise. Prov. vi. 6.
Slug"gard adjective
Definitions
  1. Sluggish; lazy. Dryden.

Webster 1913