layabout

Example Sentences

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At the center of this story is a gainfully employed layabout, an unnamed, possibly mythical “friend of a friend.”

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

Harrison plays Rex, a coarse, ill-mannered layabout with a bleach-blonde bouffant hairdo.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

But oh look, there’s another one, down the middle for 30-15, while our commentary team praise Pegula for having a “minted” dad – he owns the Buffalo Bills – and not being a layabout.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2022

"Suppose I do know?" he urged, tightening a little the arm that layabout her.

From The Story of Julia Page by Norris, Kathleen Thompson