ne'er-do-well

n.
An idle, irresponsible person.

ne'er-do-well ne'er'-do-well' adj.

noun

A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity: bum¹, drone¹, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel. Informal do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug². Slang slouch. See industrious/lazy.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an idle worthless person
  Synonyms: goldbrick, goof-off, good-for-nothing, good-for-naught

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - umulius, døgenigt
adj. - uduelig, uforbederlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
nietsnut, waardeloos

Français (French)
n. - propre à rien, bon à rien
adj. - propre à rien, bon à rien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nichtsnutz
adj. - nichtsnützig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj. - ανεπρόκοπος, αχαϊρευτος

Italiano (Italian)
buono a niente, inetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa preguiçosa
adj. - preguiçoso

Русский (Russian)
ни к чему не способный, бездельник

Español (Spanish)
n. - pelafustán, holgazán, pelagatos
adj. - inútil

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - odåga, slarver
adj. - oförbätterlig, oduglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无用的人, 没出息的人, 无用的, 游手好闲的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無用的人, 沒出息的人
adj. - 無用的, 遊手好閒的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 게으른 사람
adj. - 게으르고 무책임한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ろくでなし

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشخص الفاشل, المتبطل او عديم النفع (صفه) فاشل, متبطل, عديم النفع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בטלן, לא-יוצלח‬
adj. - ‮לא-יוצלח‬

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