ne'er-do-well
ne'er-do-well/ˈnerdo͞oˌwel/
noun
a person who is lazy and irresponsible.
"a bit of a ne'er-do-well whose only interests seemed to be cards and boozing"
synonyms: good-for-nothing, layabout, loafer, idler, shirker, sluggard, slugabed, drone, black sheep, rascal, rogue, scoundrel, waster, lazybones, skiver, scally, bum, gold brick, goof-off, wastrel, fainéant
adjective
lazy and irresponsible.
"his ne'er-do-well father walked out before he was born"
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noun. ˈner-du̇-ˌwel. Synonyms of ne'er-do-well. : an idle worthless person. ne'er-do-well adjective.
someone who is lazy or not willing to act in a responsible way. Synonym. good-for-nothing informal. (Definition of ne'er-do-well from the Cambridge Advanced ...
1. a person who never does anything worthwhile; one who cannot make a living, get things done, etc.
Synonyms for NE'ER-DO-WELL: lazy, good-for-nothing, worthless, no-good, idle, shiftless, useless, slothful; Antonyms of NE'ER-DO-WELL: ambitious, ...
noun. an idle, worthless person; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; good-for-nothing.
"Ne'er-do-well" is a derogatory term for a good-for-nothing person; or a rogue, vagrant or vagabond without means of support.
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Mar 27, 2023 · ne'er-do-well (n.) "one who is good for nothing," 1737, Scottish and northern English dialect, from contraction of phrase never do well.
an idle worthless person. synonyms: goldbrick, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, no-account.