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119 entries under noun topic. ×

16
good-for-nothing(adjective, person, worthless, industrious)
12
loafer(person, lazy, industrious, bum)
9
idler(industrious, bum, idler)
9
rogue(person, bum)
9
wastrel(industrious, bum, idler)
8
goof-off
8
scoundrel(person, bum)
7
vagrant(bum, idler)
6
goldbrick
6
layabout(industrious, bum, idler)
5
slouch(slang, industrious, bum, idler)
4
bum(industrious, idler)
4
drone(industrious, idler)
4
good-for-naught
4
lazybones(informal, industrious, idler)
4
villain
3
blackguard
3
knave
3
laggard
3
miscreant
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