Definition of lotus eater in US English:

noun

• 1A member of a people represented by Homer as living in a state of dreamy forgetfulness and idleness as a result of eating the fruit of the lotus plant.

  ‘on arrival at the land of the lotus eaters, Odysseus sends out a reconnaissance party’

  1. 1.1 A person who spends their time indulging in pleasure and luxury rather than dealing with practical concerns.
     ‘life as a lotus eater in sunny climes appears to be well and truly over’

     More example sentences

     • ‘The other guests were European, and could be loosely categorised as lotus-eaters.’
     • ‘Of course, with cable TV bringing into Indian drawing rooms visions of myriad destinations for everyone from lotus-eaters, the culture-buffs, and the backpackers, folks want to do a great deal more than armchair travelling.’
     • ‘Ennui would set in, as we sophisticated consumers became modern-day lotus-eaters, hooked on channel surfing and material comforts.’
     • ‘And look who they're for: not the lotus-eaters, but everyday folk.’
     • ‘And, in a normal world, this would be an amusing sign of how good we lotus-eaters have it.’