lotus-eater

1. 1.

   someone indifferent to the busy world

   “in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence”

   Synonymsstargazer

   Broaderdaydreamer

Questions about lotus-eater

What does lotus-eater mean?

lotus-eater means "someone indifferent to the busy world".

How many syllables are in lotus-eater?

lotus-eater has 5 syllables and divides as lo-tu-s-e-a-ter under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for lotus-eater?

Close synonyms include stargazer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.