layabout

noun

lay·about ˈlā-ə-ˌbau̇t

: a lazy shiftless person : idler

Examples of layabout in a Sentence

she regretted ever asking that layabout to be her roommate, as he created the mess of two people and refused to help with anything

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But his Johnny is a sullen layabout, lacking in the punk rock energy that the role requires. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Movies For Subscribers The 27 best movie theaters in Los Angeles Nov. 22, 2023 Katie sees Rachel as little more than a useless layabout waiting to claim the apartment, even though Rachel had been the live-in caregiver before things turned. —

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024 Terry described Simon — the brother of his late wife —as a layabout who tried to make money by playing various lotteries all day. —

John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2024 The adventurous will find isolation on an epic scale on northern Iceland's windswept landscape, the traditional serenity on a private island off of Anguilla, and the bohemian layabouts a haven in a compound on the Andalusian coast. —

Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for layabout