do-nothing
noun
a person who chooses to do nothing; a lazy or worthless person.
do-nothings
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pluralof do-nothing.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And we tell the liars, deniers, and do-nothings to shove off: There’s no future in naysaying.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2019
Winkler’s Gene Cousineau, a self-serious buffoon long used to being surrounded by weightless do-nothings, mistakes Barry’s confession for an improvised monologue.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2019
We associate loafing with people wasting their lives; with harried parents shaking their sleeping teenage children out of bed; with do-nothings, doing nothing.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2018
To a heckler's shout that King George is a do-nothing and should be paid no more than do-nothings who are on the Dole.
From Time Magazine Archive
And the owners were no drones or do-nothings, either.
From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)
