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单词 ne'er do well
释义
(noun) 
His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well.
Synonyms
good-for-nothing
a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings
loser
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers.
loafer
He's a bit of a loafer, who once worked in a bar but disliked being bossed around.
black sheep
the black sheep of the family
layabout
The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
skiver (British, slang)
He was a skiver and a thief.
idler
He resents being seen as a moneyed idler.
wastrel
a good-for-nothing wastrel
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of black sheep
Definition
a person who is regarded as a disgrace or failure by his or her family or peer group
the black sheep of the family
Synonyms
disgrace,
rebel,
maverick,
outcast,
renegade,
dropout,
prodigal,
individualist,
nonconformist,
ne'er-do-well,
reprobate,
wastrel,
bad egg (old-fashioned, informal),
wrong 'un (informal)
in the sense of idler
He resents being seen as a moneyed idler.
Synonyms
loafer,
lounger,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
drone,
dodger,
slouch (informal),
shirker,
slacker,
couch potato (slang),
sloth,
dawdler,
laggard,
time-waster,
layabout,
deadbeat (informal, US, Canadian),
skiver (British, slang),
malingerer,
sluggard,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
clock-watcher,
slugabed,
lazybones (informal),
Wearie Willie (informal)
in the sense of layabout
Definition
a lazy person
The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
Synonyms
idler,
lounger,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
shirker,
loafer,
couch potato (slang),
vagrant,
laggard,
skiver (British, slang),
beachcomber,
ne'er-do-well,
good-for-nothing,
wastrel,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
slubberdegullion (archaic)

Nearby words of
ne'er-do-well

  • navy
  • nay
  • ne plus ultra
  • ne'er-do-well
  • near
  • near miss
  • near thing

Synonyms of 'ne'er-do-well'

ne'er-do-well

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of loafer
Definition
a person who avoids work
He's a bit of a loafer, who once worked in a bar but disliked being bossed around.
Synonyms
idler,
lounger,
bum (informal),
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
drone (British),
shirker,
couch potato (slang),
time-waster,
layabout,
skiver (British, slang),
ne'er-do-well,
wastrel,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
lazybones (informal)
in the sense of piker
Definition
shirker
He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers.
Synonyms
slacker,
shirker,
skiver (British, slang),
loafer,
layabout,
idler,
passenger,
do-nothing,
dodger,
good-for-nothing,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
gold brick (US, slang),
scrimshanker (British, slang)
in the sense of skiver
He was a skiver and a thief.
Synonyms
slacker,
loafer,
idler,
do-nothing,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
dodger,
shirker,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
gold brick (US, slang),
scrimshanker (British, slang)
in the sense of wastrel
Definition
a lazy or worthless person
a good-for-nothing wastrel
Synonyms
layabout,
loser,
shirker,
good-for-nothing,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
drone,
loafer,
waster,
skiver (British, slang),
idler,
ne'er-do-well,
malingerer,
saddo (British, slang),
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
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