a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.

a person who works in a routine, unimaginative way.

to perform menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.

noun

idler , laze

verb

avoid , be lazy , dodge , hesitate , idle

noun

factotum , grind * , laborer , menial , nose to grindstone , peon * , plodder , servant , toiler , workaholic , worker , workhorse , fag , grub , slave

verb

back to the salt mines , dig , grind * , hammer * , keep nose to grindstone , labor , muck * , perform , plod , plow , plug away , pound * , schlepp * , slave , slog , sweat , toil , travail , grub , grind , hack , hireling , menial , moil , peon , scrub , slavey , toiler , workhorse