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clock-watcher

clock-watch·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klok woch-er]
    • /klɒk ˈwɒtʃ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klok woch-er]
    • /klɒk ˈwɒtʃ ər/

Definitions of clock-watcher word

  • noun clock-watcher an employee who checks the time in anticipation of a break or of the end of the working day 3
  • noun clock-watcher an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over. 1
  • noun clock-watcher any person who watches the time closely, as in expectation of some news or event. 1
  • noun clock-watcher A person who is eager for time to pass (e.g., at work or school), especially when faced with an undesirable task. 0
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Origin of clock-watcher

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Clock-watcher

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Clock-watcher

clock-watcher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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