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    ne'er-do-well
    /ˈnɛːduːwɛl/

    noun

    • 1. a person who is lazy and irresponsible: "a bit of a ne'er-do-well whose only interests seemed to be cards and boozing"

    adjective

    • 1. lazy and irresponsible: "his ne'er-do-well father walked out before he was born"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNE'ER-DO-WELL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    NE'ER-DO-WELL definition: 1. someone who is lazy or not willing to act in a responsible way 2. someone who is lazy or not…. Learn more.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ne'er-do-wellNe'er-do-well - Wikipedia

    Ne'er-do-well" is a derogatory term for a good-for-nothing person; or a rogue, vagrant or vagabond without means of support. It is a contraction of the phrase never-do-well. Colonial context. The term ne'er-do-well was used in the nineteenth-century Australasian colonies to denote young British and Irish men seen as undesirable. These men were ...

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ne'er-do-wellNe'er-do-well Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NE'ER-DO-WELL is an idle worthless person. How to use ne'er-do-well in a sentence.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › neer-do-wellNE'ER-DO-WELL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ne'er-do-well definition: an idle, worthless person; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; good-for-nothing.. See examples of NE'ER-DO-WELL used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ne'er-do-wellNe'er-do-well - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of ne'er-do-well. Definitions of. ne'er-do-well. noun. an idle worthless person. synonyms: goldbrick, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, no-account. see more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNE'ER-DO-WELL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    ne'er-do-well in American English. (ˈnɛərduːˌwel) noun. 1. an idle, worthless person; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; good-for-nothing. adjective. 2. worthless; ineffectual; good-for-nothing. SYNONYMS 1. idler, loafer, wastrel.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionne’er-do-well noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of ne’er-do-well noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › neer-do-well_nne'er-do-well noun & adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    ne'er-do-well, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › ne'er-do-well'sNE'ER-DO-WELL Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    See synonyms for ne'er-do-well on Thesaurus.com noun an idle, worthless person; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; good-for-nothing.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › ne'er-do-wellNe'er-do-well - definition of ne'er-do-well by The Free...

    noun. A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity: bum, drone, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel. Informal: do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug. Slang: slouch. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.