Meaning of NE'ER-DO-WELL
| Pronunciation: | | 'nehrdoo`wel
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| | Definition: | | [n] an idle worthless person |
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| | Synonyms: | | goldbrick, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off |
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| | See Also: | | bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ne'er"-do-well`\, n.
A person who never does, or fares, well; a good for nothing.
The idle and dissolute ne'er-do-wells of their
communities. --Harper's
Mag.
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