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   layabout

   /ˈleɪəbaʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a person who habitually does little or no work: derogatory British "‘How'd you get mixed up with that layabout?’"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLAYABOUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a person who is unwilling to work. Synonyms. bum (PERSON) US informal. loafer (LAZY PERSON) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Laziness and lazy people. bludger. bone idle idiom. bum around phrasal verb. CBA. clock-watcher. deadbeat. indolently. lazily. laziness. lazy. lie. shirker. skiver. slacker. slackness. slob. unambitious. vegetable

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   The meaning of LAYABOUT is a lazy shiftless person : idler. How to use layabout in a sentence.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlayabout noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of layabout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define layabout. layabout synonyms, layabout pronunciation, layabout translation, English dictionary definition of layabout. n. A lazy or idle person; a loafer.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLAYABOUT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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

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   Layabout definition: a lazy or idle person; loafer.. See examples of LAYABOUT used in a sentence.

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   a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time. an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television) someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind. someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming.