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clock-watcher

clock-watcher noun: a person who is eager for time to pass (e.g., at work or school), especially when faced with an undesirable task.

Noun

clock-watcher (plural clock-watchers)

  1. A person who is eager for time to pass (e.g., at work or school), especially when faced with an undesirable task.
    • The teacher had a heart-to-heart talk with the student who was a clock-watcher, stressing the importance of putting his mind to his schoolwork.

Forms of clock-watcher

pluralclock-watchers
alternative formclock watcher

Questions about clock-watcher

What does clock-watcher mean?
Clock-watcher means a person who is eager for time to pass (e.g., at work or school), especially when faced with an undesirable task.
What part of speech is clock-watcher?
Clock-watcher is a noun.
What is the plural of clock-watcher?
The plural of clock-watcher is clock-watchers.

Words near clock-watcher in the dictionary

  1. clock-face timetables
  2. clock-jobber
  3. clock-jobbers
  4. clock-watch
  5. clock-watched
  6. clock-watcher
  7. clock-watchers
  8. clock-watches
  9. clock-watching
  10. clockability
  11. clockable

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