Lotus-eater

Definition of Lotus-eater

Lo´tus-eat`er Pronunciation: lō´tŭs-ēt`ẽr

n.

1.

(Class. Myth.) One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the Lotophagi.

The mild-eyed melancholy Lotos-eaters.

- Tennyson.

Related Words

daydreamer, stargazer, woolgatherer

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