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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 is an old-fashioned word for someone who is lazy or not willing to act in a responsible way. Learn how to pronounce it and find a synonym (good-for-nothing) in this online dictionary.

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

    A ne'er-do-well is an idle worthless person, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for this term.

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  5. 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 ...

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'ne'er-do-well' - Collins Online 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

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

    an idle worthless person.