layabout (redirected from layabouts)

lay·a·bout  (l-bout)

n.

A lazy or idle person; a loafer.

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layabout

Noun

a lazy person

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

layabout - person who does no work; "a lazy bum" do-nothing, idler, loafer, bum nonworker - a person who does nothing clock watcher - a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time couch potato - an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television) dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope - someone who wastes time dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke, drone - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind daydreamer, woolgatherer - someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account, goldbrick - an idle worthless person lazybones - a lazy person lie-abed, slugabed - a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour loon - a worthless lazy fellow shirker, slacker - a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) sluggard, slug - an idle slothful person spiv - a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time sunbather - someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan trifler - one who behaves lightly or not seriously whittler - someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)

Translations

layabout [ˈleɪəbaut] n → vago/a

layabout [ˈleɪəbaut] n → fainéant(e)

layabout [ˈleɪəbaut] lay (inf) (pej) n → Faulenzer m

layabout [ˈleɪəbaut] n → sfaccendato/a, fannullone/a