Synonyms for ne'er-do-well
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noun
A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity:
bum1, drone1, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel. (Informal) do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug2. (Slang) slouch. See industrious
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