clock-watcher



clock-watcher

someone -- a worker or a student -- who is always looking at the clock, anticipating when something will be over. There are four clock-watchers in our office. People who don't like their jobs can turn into clockwatchers.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pankrati-Russian
RexREKSEnglish
Brown[braun]
Henrikas-Lithuanian
Arcelia-Spanish
Gedalyahu-Biblical Hebrew