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
VienoVEE-e-noFinnish (Rare)
MarcoMAHR-ko (Italian, Spanish, Dutch)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch
Yaromil-Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
JaylinJAY-linAfrican American (Modern), English (Modern)
Yaqub-Arabic
Covington[kɔviŋtən]