lotus eater
/ˈloʊtəs ˌiːtər/
noun
- A person who leads a life of dreamy, lazy ease and avoids work or responsibility.
- Parents worried that their son was turning into a lotus-eater, never studying or helping around the house.
- He quit his job and became a lotus-eater, spending his days lounging on the beach.
- The novel's main character is a lotus-eater who drifts through life without ambition.