time-servernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtaɪmˌsɜː.vər/us/ˈtaɪmˌsɝː.vɚ/UK disapprovinga person who does not work very hard at their job, and who is just waiting until they reach the age at which they can stop work
someone who changes their ideas and opinions in order to make them more like those that are held by people in power, especially because they believe it will be to their advantage
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Laziness and lazy people
- bludger
- bone idle idiom
- bum around
- CBA
- clock-watching
- deadbeat
- doss
- idle
- inertia
- layabout
- lazy
- lazybones
- lie down on the job idiom
- loafer
- shirker
- skiver
- slacker
- slackness
- slob
- slug
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Changing your mind
time-serving
adjective uk/ˈtaɪmˌsɜː.vɪŋ/us/ˈtaɪmˌsɝː.vɪŋ/
time-serving politicians