Layabout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

person who does no work

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈeɪɐbˌaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈeɪɐbˌaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈeɪɐbˌaʊt/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈeɪɐbˌaʊt/.

Examples

a lazy bum

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

loafer bum do-nothing idler

Parts of Speech

noun	person who does no work “a lazy bum”

Word Forms

idle	verb	be idle; exist in a changeless situation
loaf	verb	be lazy or idle
do-nothing	adjective	characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility
bum	verb	ask for and get free; be a parasite

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Faulenzer

Person, die keine Arbeit verrichtet

🇫🇷French

paresseux

personne qui ne travaille pas

🇪🇸Spanish

perezoso

persona que no trabaja

🇮🇹Italian

fannullone

persona che non lavora

🇳🇱Dutch

nietsnut

persoon die geen werk doet

🇵🇹Portuguese

vagabundo

pessoa que não trabalha

🇷🇺Russian

бездельник

человек, который не работает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कामचोर

वह व्यक्ति जो कोई काम नहीं करता

🇧🇩Bengali

বিন্যাস

যে ব্যক্তি কোন কাজ করে না

🇮🇳Telugu

లేఅబౌట్

ఏ పని చేయని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मांडणी

काम करत नाही अशी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

લેબાઉટ

જે વ્યક્તિ કોઈ કામ કરતી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೇಯಬೌಟ್

ಯಾವುದೇ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലേബൗട്ട്

ഒരു ജോലിയും ചെയ്യാത്ത വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੇਆਉਟ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕੋਈ ਕੰਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترتیب

وہ شخص جو کوئی کام نہیں کرتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

懒惰的人

不做任何工作的人

🇯🇵Japanese

くつろぎの時間

仕事をしない人

🇰🇷Korean

부랑자

일 안하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nơi nghỉ ngơi

người không làm việc

🇹🇭Thai

เกกมะเหรก

คนที่ไม่มีงานทำ

🇲🇾Malay

perihal

orang yang tidak bekerja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخطيط

الشخص الذي لا يعمل

🇮🇷Persian

طرح بندی

فردی که هیچ کاری انجام نمی دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

gezinti yeri

hiçbir iş yapmayan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּטלָן

אדם שלא עושה עבודה

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