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lotus-eater
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lo·tus-eat·er (lts-tr)
n.
1. Lotus-eater or Lotus Eater Greek Mythology One of a people described in the Odyssey who lived in a drugged, indolent state from feeding on the lotus.
2. A lazy person devoted to pleasure and luxury.
lotus-eater
Noun
a person who lives in lazy forgetfulness
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Noun1.lotus-eater - someone indifferent to the busy world; "in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence"
stargazer
daydreamer, woolgatherer - someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming


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