Get paid but do nothing

Posted by David FG on September 27, 2004

In Reply to: Get paid but do nothing posted by FREE on September 27, 2004

: Does anybody know the phrase to describe a person who's paid but do nothing?

Well a job that has no real duties, but for which the holder is paid is a 'sinecure', so I suppose the person would be a 'sinecurist' though I have never heard the word used.

DFG