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layabout

(leɪəbaʊt)

Word forms: plural layabouts

countable noun

If you say that someone is a layabout, you disapprove of them because they do not work and you think they are lazy.

[mainly British, disapproval]

The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.

Synonyms: idler, lounger, piker [Australian, New Zealand, slang], shirker More Synonyms of layabout

layabout in British English

(ˈleɪəˌbaʊt)

noun

a lazy person; loafer

verb lay about

2. (preposition, usually intr or reflexive) old-fashioned

to hit out with violent and repeated blows in all directions

layabout in American English

(ˈleɪəˌbaʊt)

noun

British, Informal

a loafer; bum

Examples of 'layabout' in a sentence
layabout

Tough new sanctions on cheats and layabouts will also help limit fraud.His layabout daughter is ruining our relationshipHe has turned into a lazy layabout.

(noun) in the sense of idler

Definition

a lazy person

The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.

Synonyms

idler

He resents being seen as a moneyed idler.

lounger

piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers.

shirker

loafer

He's a bit of a loafer, who once worked in a bar but disliked being bossed around.

couch potato (slang)

vagrant

laggard

a reputation for being a laggard in the games-console market

skiver (British, slang)

He was a skiver and a thief.

beachcomber

Beachcombers will note creeping vines beside the beach.

ne'er-do-well

His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well.

good-for-nothing

a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings

wastrel

a good-for-nothing wastrel

bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

slubberdegullion (archaic)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of beachcomber

Definition

a person who searches shore debris for anything of worth

Beachcombers will note creeping vines beside the beach.

Synonyms

scavenger,

wanderer,

tramp,

forager,

loafer,

vagrant,

scrounger,

vagabond

in the sense of good-for-nothing

Definition

an irresponsible or worthless person

a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings

Synonyms

layabout,

piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),

slacker (informal),

profligate,

waster,

black sheep,

skiver (British, slang),

idler,

ne'er-do-well,

wastrel,

bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),

scapegrace,

rapscallion

in the sense of laggard

Definition

a person who lags behind

a reputation for being a laggard in the games-console market

Synonyms

straggler,

lounger,

lingerer,

piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),

snail,

saunterer,

loafer,

loiterer,

dawdler,

skiver (British, slang),

idler,

slowcoach (British, informal),

sluggard,

bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),

slowpoke (US, Canadian, informal)

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单词	layabout
释义	Trends of layabout View usage for: layabout (leɪəbaʊt) Word forms: plural layabouts countable noun If you say that someone is a layabout, you disapprove of them because they do not work and you think they are lazy. [mainly British, disapproval] The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited. Synonyms: idler, lounger, piker [Australian, New Zealand, slang], shirker More Synonyms of layabout layabout in British English (ˈleɪəˌbaʊt) noun 1. a lazy person; loafer verb lay about 2. (preposition, usually intr or reflexive) old-fashioned to hit out with violent and repeated blows in all directions layabout in American English (ˈleɪəˌbaʊt) noun British, Informal a loafer; bum Examples of 'layabout' in a sentence layabout Tough new sanctions on cheats and layabouts will also help limit fraud. The Sun (2012) His layabout daughter is ruining our relationship The Sun (2013) He has turned into a lazy layabout. The Sun (2010) (noun) in the sense of idler Definition a lazy person The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited. Synonyms idler He resents being seen as a moneyed idler. lounger piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang) He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers. shirker loafer He's a bit of a loafer, who once worked in a bar but disliked being bossed around. couch potato (slang) vagrant laggard a reputation for being a laggard in the games-console market skiver (British, slang) He was a skiver and a thief. beachcomber Beachcombers will note creeping vines beside the beach. ne'er-do-well His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well. good-for-nothing a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings wastrel a good-for-nothing wastrel bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal) slubberdegullion (archaic) Additional synonyms in the sense of beachcomber Definition a person who searches shore debris for anything of worth Beachcombers will note creeping vines beside the beach. Synonyms scavenger, wanderer, tramp, forager, loafer, vagrant, scrounger, vagabond in the sense of good-for-nothing Definition an irresponsible or worthless person a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings Synonyms layabout, piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), slacker (informal), profligate, waster, black sheep, skiver (British, slang), idler, ne'er-do-well, wastrel, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal), scapegrace, rapscallion in the sense of laggard Definition a person who lags behind a reputation for being a laggard in the games-console market Synonyms straggler, lounger, lingerer, piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), snail, saunterer, loafer, loiterer, dawdler, skiver (British, slang), idler, slowcoach (British, informal), sluggard, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal), slowpoke (US, Canadian, informal) Nearby words of layabout lay something out lay something up lay something waste layabout layer layman layout Synonyms of 'layabout' layabout Explore 'layabout' in the dictionary Seewaster
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