Definition of layabout Layabout

lay•a•bout

We found 3 definitions of layabout from 3 different sources.

What does layabout mean?

Noun
layabout - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
		idler, loafer, do-nothing, bum
		nonworker a person who does nothing
		clock watcher a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time
		couch potato an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
		dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, mope, lounger someone who wastes time
		dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, drone, poke someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
		daydreamer, woolgatherer someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
		good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account, goldbrick anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
		lazybones a lazy person
		lie-abed, slugabed a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour
		loon large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
		shirker, slacker a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
		sluggard, slug an idle slothful person
		spiv a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
		sunbather someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan
		trifler one who behaves lightly or not seriously