CLOCK WATCHER meaning: Obsessively checks time, avoids work

We found 18 dictionaries that define the word clock watcher:

General (16 matching dictionaries)

clock-watcher: Merriam-Webster
clock-watcher, clock watcher: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
clock-watcher: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
clock-watcher, clock-watcher: Collins English Dictionary
clock watcher: Vocabulary.com
clock-watcher: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
clock-watcher, clock watcher: Wiktionary
clock watcher: Infoplease Dictionary
clock-watcher, clock watcher: Dictionary.com
The Clock Watcher: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
clock watcher: Rhymezone
clock watcher: FreeDictionary.org
clock watcher: Mnemonic Dictionary
clock-watcher, clock watcher: TheFreeDictionary.com

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clock-watcher: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

clock-watcher, clock watcher: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Clock watcher)

▸ noun: Alternative spelling of clock-watcher [A person who is eager for time to pass (e.g., at work or school), especially when faced with an undesirable task.]

Opposite:

time enthusiast, time lover, punctual person

Types:

timekeeper, chronometer, clockmaker, watchmaker, more...

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