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单词 ne'er-do-wells
释义

ne'er-do-well

noun

ˈner-du̇-ˌwel How to pronounce ne'er-do-well (audio)
: an idle worthless person
ne'er-do-well adjective

Synonyms

  • bum
  • derelict
  • do-nothing
  • good-for-nothing
  • no-account
  • no-good
  • no-goodnik
  • slacker
  • vagrant
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Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

ne'er-do-well

noun

ˈner-du̇-ˌwel
: a worthless person who will not work

ne'er-do-wells

noun

plural of ne'er-do-well
as in bums
an idle worthless person the local ne'er-do-wells seem to hang out on the street corners at all hours of the day and night

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bums
  • hobos
  • derelicts
  • beggars
  • hoboes
  • no-goodniks
  • no-accounts
  • slackers
  • vagrants
  • dodgers
  • good-for-nothings
  • drifters
  • goldbricks
  • no-goods
  • transients
  • urchins
  • tramps
  • vagabonds
  • shirkers
  • roamers
  • panhandlers
  • do-nothings
  • sundowners
  • waifs
  • ragamuffins
  • idlers
  • sluggards
  • loafers
  • indigents
  • slugs
  • down-and-outers
  • paupers
  • gamines
  • lazybones
  • slouches
  • down-and-outs
  • drones

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • successes
  • winners
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