sloucher

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Definition

Noun: A person who habitually sits, stands, or walks with a slumped, drooping, or lazy posture.

Usage

The word "sloucher" is used to describe a person whose typical posture is characterized by rounded shoulders and a forward-leaning head, often giving an impression of laziness, tiredness, or lack of confidence. It is a descriptive label.

Examples

• The teacher reminded the sloucher in the back row to sit up straight.
• As a chronic sloucher, he often got backaches from hunching over his desk.
• She was not a natural sloucher, but the exhausting work week had turned her into one.

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes be used metaphorically to describe someone who is lazy or lacks energy in their approach to tasks, not just their posture.
  • He's a real sloucher when it comes to meeting deadlines.

Variants and Related Words

• Slouch (verb): To sit, stand, or walk with a drooping posture.
  • Don't slouch in your chair.
• Slouch (noun): A drooping or lazy posture; (informally) a lazy or incompetent person.
  • He sat with a tired slouch.
  • He's no slouch at tennis. (Here, "no slouch" is an idiom meaning "quite skilled").
• Slouchy (adjective): Having a slouching posture or style; loose and casual.
  • She wore a slouchy sweater.

Synonyms

• Huncher: A person who bends their back and shoulders forward.
• Lounger: A person who relaxes in a lazy way (implies posture).

Antonyms

• Stickler for posture
• Person with good posture

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage