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View synonyms for layabout

layabout

[ ley-uh-bout ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. a lazy or idle person; loafer.


layabout

/ ˈleɪəˌbaʊt /

noun

  1. a lazy person; loafer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. old-fashioned.
    preposition, usually intr or reflexive to hit out with violent and repeated blows in all directions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of layabout1

1930–35; noun use of verb phrase lay about, nonstandard variant of lie about
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Example Sentences

They’re just rich layabouts concocting the perfect crime, something everybody does.

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