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LOTUS-EATER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone indifferent to the busy world
Example:
in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence
Synonyms:
lotus-eater; stargazer
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Hypernyms ("lotus-eater" is a kind of...):
daydreamer; woolgatherer (someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming)