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безде́лник — meaning in English

bezdelnik

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English meaning

  • bum noun British informal term for the buttocks.
  • deadbeat noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
  • fribble verb To waste or fritter.
  • idler noun One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
  • lazybones noun An informal, often affectionate, term for a lazy person.
  • loafer noun A person who avoids work and idles their time away.
  • loon noun A diving water bird known for its haunting, wailing call, found in North America and northern Europe.

Senses

безде́лник is used for these senses in English:

  • corner boy (Ireland, US) A young man who hangs around on street corners.
  • deadbeat (pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
  • fribble A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.
  • layabout A lazy person.
  • lazybones (slang) A person who is lazy.
  • loafer An idle person.
  • loon (obsolete) An idler, a lout.

bum — full definition

  1. noun British informal term for the buttocks.
  2. noun A homeless person, or a lazy, useless person (dated, often offensive).
  3. verb To ask for or obtain something for free, especially informally.
  4. adj Of poor quality, unfair, or disappointing.

deadbeat — full definition

  1. noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
  2. adj Failing to meet financial or family obligations.

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