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ne'er-do-wellenUK
ne'er-do-well N0049500 (nâr′do͞o-wĕl′)n. An idle, irresponsible person.
ne'er′-do-well′ adj.ne'er-do-well n an improvident, irresponsible, or lazy person adj useless; worthless: your ne'er-do-well schemes. ne'er′-do-well`
n. 1. an idle, worthless person; good-for-nothing. adj. 2. worthless; ineffectual; good-for-nothing. [1730–40] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ne'er-do-well - an idle worthless persongood-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, no-account, goldbrickdo-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum" |
ne'er-do-wellnoun good-for-nothing, loser, piker (Austral. & N.Z. slang), loafer, black sheep, layabout, skiver (Brit. slang), idler, wastrel, bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal) His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well.ne'er-do-wellnounA self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity:bum, drone, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel.Informal: do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug.Slang: slouch.TranslationsAcronymsSeeNDWne'er-do-wellenUK
Synonyms for ne'er-do-wellnoun good-for-nothingSynonyms- good-for-nothing
- loser
- piker
- loafer
- black sheep
- layabout
- skiver
- idler
- wastrel
- bludger
Synonyms for ne'er-do-wellnoun a self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activitySynonyms- bum
- drone
- fainéant
- good-for-nothing
- idler
- layabout
- loafer
- no-good
- slugabed
- sluggard
- wastrel
- do-little
- do-nothing
- lazybones
- slug
- slouch
Synonyms for ne'er-do-wellnoun an idle worthless personSynonyms- good-for-naught
- good-for-nothing
- goof-off
- no-account
- goldbrick
Related Words- do-nothing
- idler
- layabout
- loafer
- bum
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