lotus-eater

[ loh-tuhs-ee-ter ]

/ ˈloʊ təsˌi tər /

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noun

Classical Mythology. a member of a people whom Odysseus found existing in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by their eating of the fruit of the legendary lotus; one of the lotophagi.

a person who leads a life of dreamy, indolent ease, indifferent to the busy world; daydreamer.

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Origin of lotus-eater

First recorded in 1660–80; singular of lotus-eaters, translation of Latin Lōtophagī, from Greek Lōtophágoi, noun use of masculine plural adjective lōtophágos “lotus-eating.” See lotus, -phagous

Words nearby lotus-eater

lotte, lottery, Lottie, lotto, lotus, lotus-eater, Lotus of the Good Law, lotus position, Lotus Sutra, Lotze, Lou

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But two things are clear in this tail-eater of a case: First, there seems to be plenty of guilt but hardly a criminal in sight.
Wrongly Imprisoned for 15 Years Thanks to an Innocence Project|Jacob Siegel|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Lotus and the Storm turns out to be a grand, haunted melodrama with elements of camp, delivered in fragmentary reveries.
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When it comes to food, are you an adventurous, nose-to-tail kind of eater?
Brits Are Very Fussy Eaters|Emma Woolf|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is messy enough to be fork-food for all but the most dexterous eater.
The Most American Pit Stop in the U.S.A.|Jane & Michael Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Daily Beast found out with the help of nationally ranked competitive eater Eric ‘Badlands’ Booker.
Video: We Took a Competitive Eater to TGI Fridays for Endless Appetizers—and They Ran Out|Brandy Zadrozny|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the old days every great man kept a toad-eater; sometimes his functions were highly paid—Wolff's are, I fancy.
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Realm of enchantment, break your mystic spell, Land of the lotus, smiling land farewell!
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
We here saw an opium-eater, lying stretched out upon a mat on the floor.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The little insect-eater chittered in alarm and dashed off to safety across the highway.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
Our friend Robert the Eater was one of the communiers sent to Paris three years ago to secure our charter.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for lotus-eater

lotus-eater

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Greek myth one of a people encountered by Odysseus in North Africa who lived in indolent forgetfulness, drugged by the fruit of the legendary lotus

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