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layabout Definition and Meaning in English (layabout definition)

noun
Synonyms:loaferidlerslacker
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Layabout definition: A person who habitually avoids work and idles away their time, often seen as lazy and unproductive.

Definitions of Layabout

  1. 1noun(informal)

    A person who habitually avoids work and idles away their time, often seen as lazy and unproductive.

Example Sentences

casual

“He was fired from his job for being a complete layabout.”

casual

“Don't be such a layabout; there's work to be done.”

Synonyms

Antonyms

hard workerindustrious personbusy bee

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Inflected Word Forms

nounlaziness
adjectivelazy

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Layabout definition: A person who habitually avoids work and idles away their time, often seen as lazy and unproductive.
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'Layabout' translates to 'layabout' in English. Layabout definition: A person who habitually avoids work and idles away their time, often seen as lazy and unproductive.
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