01 n. A person who never does, or fares, well; a good for nothing.
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A person who never does, or fares, well; a good for nothing.“The idle and dissolute ne'er-do-wells of their communities.” — Harper's Mag.
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Webster, 1913
Ne'er-do-well
· Ne'er·-do-well
· IPA /ˈnɛɹ.duˌwɛl/