Deadbeat
Deadbeat noun - A lazy person.
Usage example: he snapped instructions to the deadbeats who were standing around watching the work pile up
Goldbrick
Goldbrick noun - One who deliberately avoids work or duty.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- bum and deadbeat
- bum and goldbrick
- slouch and deadbeat
- slouch and goldbrick
- idler and deadbeat
- idler and goldbrick
- good-for-nothing and deadbeat
- good-for-nothing and goldbrick
- loafer and deadbeat
- loafer and goldbrick
- laggard and deadbeat
- laggard and goldbrick
- dawdler and deadbeat
- dawdler and goldbrick
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Goldbrick and Deadbeat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deadbeat/goldbrick
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