Definition of clock-watcher in English:
clock-watcher
(also clock watcher)
nounˈklɒkwɒtʃəˈklɑk ˌwɑtʃər
An employee who is overly strict or zealous about not working more than the required hours.
his lamp burned throughout the night; he was no clock-watcher
Example sentencesExamples
- In a nation of clock-watchers, Gustav stood out.
- With your information, you'll be able to plea-bargain your way out of it by scapegoating some unsuspecting clock-watcher.
- Most working mothers cite improved focus on their work on returning from leave, and are not distracted clock-watchers.
- But the anecdotal evidence about the others - the clock-watchers - is piling up.
- She was always a true racer, not a clock-watcher.
- Their jobs will be taken by sloppy, indifferent clock-watchers.