layabout
Translation
layabout, loafer, idler
Examples
Her son is a complete layabout.
Her son is a complete layabout.
He's just a layabout with no job.
He's just a layabout with no job.
Grammar Patterns
((a layabout)) a lazy person who avoids work He is known as a bit of a layabout.
Similar Words
Synonyms: loafer, idler, skiver; Antonyms: worker, go-getter
Etymology
From the phrasal verb 'to lay about', meaning to be idle or do nothing.
Memory Tips
Imagine someone who just 'lays about' all day, doing nothing productive.