Deadbeat and Doer

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Deadbeat noun - A lazy person.

Usage example: he snapped instructions to the deadbeats who were standing around watching the work pile up

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Doer is an antonym for deadbeat.

Doer noun - A person who acts and gets things done.

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Deadbeat is an antonym for doer.

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