sloven

[ sluhv-uhn ]
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noun
  1. a person who is habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness in dress, appearance, etc.

  2. a person who works, acts, speaks, etc., in a negligent, slipshod manner.

Origin of sloven

1
1400–50; late Middle English sloveyn, perhaps <Middle Dutch slof careless (Dutch slof careless, sloven to toil) + -inne feminine noun suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for sloven

sloven

/ (ˈslʌvən) /


noun
  1. a person who is habitually negligent in appearance, hygiene, or work

Origin of sloven

1
C15: probably related to Flemish sloef dirty, Dutch slof negligent

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