Layabout
Layabout noun - A lazy person.
Usage example: she regretted ever asking that layabout to be her roommate, as he created the mess of two people and refused to help with anything
Putterer
Putterer noun - A person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.
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