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neer-do-well
noun as in loafer
noun as in rogue
noun as in scoundrel
noun as in ne'er-do-well
noun as in fainéant
noun as in layabout
noun as in lazybones
noun as in cur
noun as in derelict
noun as in good-for-nothing
noun as in loafer
noun as in rogue
noun as in scoundrel
noun as in ne'er-do-well
noun as in fainéant
noun as in layabout
noun as in lazybones
noun as in cur
noun as in derelict
noun as in good-for-nothing
noun as in loafer
noun as in rogue
noun as in scoundrel
noun as in ne'er-do-well
noun as in fainéant
noun as in layabout
noun as in lazybones
noun as in cur
noun as in derelict
noun as in good-for-nothing
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Example Sentences
To be sure, the neer-do-well is very lively, very pushing, very enterprising in a tte--tte!
Bill Berry was a town neer-do-well, who more than once had aided Noddy in his schemes to make trouble for the motor boys.
On the other hand, the genuine criminal and also the drunken neer-do-well left no children.
If you dont count yourself of any importance, other people are mighty apt to pass you by as a neer-do-well.
A gambler probably; a neer-do-well certainly; and one to break his mothers heart in the end.
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On this page you'll find 200 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to neer-do-well, such as: beachcomber, deadbeat, do-nothing, good-for-nothing, goof off, and idler.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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