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Get paid but do nothing

Posted by David FG September 27, 2004In 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