"lotus-eater" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lotus-eaters [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Ancient Greek Λωτοφάγος (Lōtophágos), described in the epic poem the Odyssey, Book IX. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|grc|Λωτοφάγος}} Calque of Ancient Greek Λωτοφάγος (Lōtophágos), {{m|en|Odyssey}} Odyssey Head templates: {{en-noun}} lotus-eater (plural lotus-eaters)
  1. (Greek mythology) A member of the legendary people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, who have forgotten their homes due to the fruits' narcotic and stupefying effect. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology, People Synonyms: Lotophagi, lotus eater, lotos-eater, lotos eater Derived forms: lotus-eating Related terms: Lotusland, lotus land Translations (one of the Lotophagi): Λωτοφάγος (Lōtophágos) (Ancient Greek), lotòfag [masculine] (Catalan), lotofager [common-gender] (Danish), lotofagen [masculine, plural] (Dutch), Lotofaagid [plural] (Estonian), lootofagit (Finnish), Lotophages [masculine, plural] (French), Lotophage [masculine] (German), Lotosesser [masculine] (German), λωτοφάγοι (lotofágoi) [masculine] (Greek), lotophagoszok [plural] (Hungarian), lotofago [masculine] (Italian), lotofager [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), lotofager [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Lotofag [masculine] (Polish), lotófago [masculine] (Portuguese), лотофа́ги (lotofági) [masculine, plural] (Russian), lotofago [masculine] (Sicilian), lotófago [masculine] (Spanish), lotofager [common-gender] (Swedish), лотофа́ги (lotofáhy) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lotus-eater-en-noun-J5o7yXbC Disambiguation of People: 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'one of the Lotophagi': 82 18
  2. (figuratively) Someone with a carefree, idyllic life. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-lotus-eater-en-noun-zakEcbSV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (someone with an easy life who does not worry about much): giolla na leisce [masculine] (Irish)
Disambiguation of 'someone with an easy life who does not worry about much': 55 45

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      "word": "lotófago"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lotofági",
      "sense": "one of the Lotophagi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "лотофа́ги"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "one of the Lotophagi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lotofago"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one of the Lotophagi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lotófago"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one of the Lotophagi",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lotofager"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lotofáhy",
      "sense": "one of the Lotophagi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "лотофа́ги"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "someone with an easy life who does not worry about much",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giolla na leisce"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "lotus-eaters"
  ],
  "word": "lotus-eater"
}

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