clock watcher - a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope - someone who wastes time dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke, drone - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind daydreamer, woolgatherer - someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming lazybones - a lazy person lie-abed, slugabed - a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour sunbather - someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan trifler - one who behaves lightly or not seriously whittler - someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)