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
Hartley['ha:tli]
Danijel-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Shridevi-Hinduism
Fawziyya-Arabic
Anstie['ænsti]
Perle-French, Yiddish