Another word for do-little

A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity

• bum

  1. A vagrant, hobo, tramp, or beggar; specif., a shabby, often drunken derelict
  2. A devotee, as of golf or skiing, who devotes so much time to the sport as to disrupt family life, career, etc.
  3. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.

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  1. A vagrant, hobo, tramp, or beggar; specif., a shabby, often drunken derelict
  2. A devotee, as of golf or skiing, who devotes so much time to the sport as to disrupt family life, career, etc.
  3. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.

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• drone

  1. (Music) Any of the pipes of a bagpipe that lack finger holes and produce a single tone.
  2. An idle person who lives by the work of others; parasite; loafer
  3. A continuous and monotonous humming or buzzing sound

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  1. (Music) Any of the pipes of a bagpipe that lack finger holes and produce a single tone.
  2. An idle person who lives by the work of others; parasite; loafer
  3. A continuous and monotonous humming or buzzing sound

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• fainéant

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• good-for-nothing

  1. A useless or worthless person
  2. A person of little worth or usefulness.

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  1. A useless or worthless person
  2. A person of little worth or usefulness.

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• idler

  1. A person who wastes time and does no work; lazy person
  2. A gear placed between two others to transfer motion from one to the other without changing their direction or speed
  3. A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power, but supports a moving belt etc.

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  1. A person who wastes time and does no work; lazy person
  2. A gear placed between two others to transfer motion from one to the other without changing their direction or speed
  3. A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power, but supports a moving belt etc.

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• layabout

  1. A lazy or idle person; a loafer.
  2. (Brit., Informal) A loafer; bum

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  1. A lazy or idle person; a loafer.
  2. (Brit., Informal) A loafer; bum

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• loafer

  1. A person who loafs; lounger; idler
  2. One who is habitually idle:
  3. A moccasinlike shoe for informal wear

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  1. A person who loafs; lounger; idler
  2. One who is habitually idle:
  3. A moccasinlike shoe for informal wear

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• ne'er-do-well

  1. A person who is up to no good; a rogue.
  2. A person without a means of support; an idle, worthless person; a loafer; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; a good-for-nothing.

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  1. A person who is up to no good; a rogue.
  2. A person without a means of support; an idle, worthless person; a loafer; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; a good-for-nothing.

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• no-good

  1. A worthless or useless person
  2. One that is worthless.

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  1. A worthless or useless person
  2. One that is worthless.

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• slugabed

  1. One inclined to stay in bed out of laziness.
  2. (Old-fashioned) A lazy person who stays in bed when he or she should be up

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  1. One inclined to stay in bed out of laziness.
  2. (Old-fashioned) A lazy person who stays in bed when he or she should be up

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• sluggard

  1. A habitually lazy or idle person

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  1. A habitually lazy or idle person

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• wastrel

  1. Good-for-nothing
  2. (Dated) One who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.
  3. An idler or a loafer.

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  1. Good-for-nothing
  2. (Dated) One who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.
  3. An idler or a loafer.

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• do-nothing

  1. An idle or lazy person.
  2. A person without ambition or initiative; idler

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  1. An idle or lazy person.
  2. A person without ambition or initiative; idler

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• lazybones

  1. A lazy person.
  2. (Slang) A person who is lazy; one who is inactive and without ambition.

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  1. A lazy person.
  2. (Slang) A person who is lazy; one who is inactive and without ambition.

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• slug

  1. A small metal disk for use in a vending or gambling machine, especially one used illegally.
  2. A piece of metal shaped like and used in place of a coin in automatic coin machines; esp., such a substitute coin when used illegally
  3. Any of various terrestrial gastropod mollusks having a slow-moving slimy elongated body with no shell or with a flat rudimentary shell on or under the skin, usually found in moist habitats.

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  1. A small metal disk for use in a vending or gambling machine, especially one used illegally.
  2. A piece of metal shaped like and used in place of a coin in automatic coin machines; esp., such a substitute coin when used illegally
  3. Any of various terrestrial gastropod mollusks having a slow-moving slimy elongated body with no shell or with a flat rudimentary shell on or under the skin, usually found in moist habitats.

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• slouch

  1. Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
  2. A hanging down or drooping, as of a hat brim
  3. (--- Informal) A person who is incompetent

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  1. Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
  2. A hanging down or drooping, as of a hat brim
  3. (--- Informal) A person who is incompetent

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