English

Noun

lotus eater ‎(plural lotus eaters)

1. One of the Lotophagi (see Λωτοφάγος ‎(Lōtophágos)).
2. (figuratively) Someone with an easy life who does not worry about much.
   • 1974, John le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, chapter 32

     "You're a lucky man, Jim," he kept saying. "You've been ordered to become a lotus-eater."