"clock watcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clock watchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clock watcher (plural clock watchers)
  1. Alternative spelling of clock-watcher Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: clock-watcher
    Sense id: en-clock_watcher-en-noun-J83WLNzd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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