A person who loiters about with nothing to do:
| LOAFER | 495 |
| BUM | 350 |
| IDLER | 64 |
| LOITERER | 47 |
| TRAMP | 47 |
| NE’ER-DO-WELL | 30 |
| DRIFTER | 25 |
| NO-GOOD | 24 |
| HOBO | 21 |
| LAZY | 19 |
| GOOD-FOR-NOTHING | 18 |
| HANGER-ON | 15 |
| DEADBEAT | 11 |
| NR | 11 |
| SHIFTLESS | 10 |
| VAGRANT | 10 |
| DRUGSTORE COWBOY | 7 |
| DO-NOTHING | 6 |
| GOOF-OFF | 6 |
| NO-ACCOUNT | 6 |
| LAZY BUM | 5 |
| LAZYBONES | 5 |
| NUISANCE | 5 |
| TIME-KILLER | 5 |
| HIPPIE | 4 |
| LAGGARD | 4 |
| VAGABOND | 4 |
| HANG AROUND | 3 |
| LAZY LOUT | 3 |
| LAZY PERSON | 3 |
| PEST | 3 |
| WANDERER | 3 |
| WORTHLESS | 3 |
| AIMLESS | 2 |
| BARFLY | 2 |
| BEACHCOMBER | 2 |
| BEATNIK | 2 |
| BEGGAR | 2 |
| DEADHEAD | 2 |
| HANGING AROUND | 2 |
| LOAF | 2 |
| LOAFING | 2 |
| LOUNGER | 2 |
| MAN OF LEISURE | 2 |
| NO-COUNT | 2 |
| NO-GOODER | 2 |
| NO-GOOD-NOTHING | 2 |
| PARASITE | 2 |
| SIDEWALK SUPERINTENDENT | 2 |
| SLOUCH | 2 |
| TRIFLER | 2 |
| TRIFLING | 2 |
| AMBLES | 1 |
| BARBER-SHOP LOAFER | 1 |
| BEACH BOY | 1 |
| BENCH WARMER | 1 |
| BENCH WIPER | 1 |
| BORE | 1 |
| BUMMING AROUND | 1 |
| CHAIR-WARMER | 1 |
| COMPLETELY WITHOUT AMBITION | 1 |
| CRUMB | 1 |
| DAWDLER | 1 |
| DILETTANTE | 1 |
| DO-LITTLE | 1 |
| DRAFT DODGER | 1 |
| DRAG | 1 |
| DRONE | 1 |
| FIXTURE | 1 |
| FLOATER | 1 |
| FREE-LOADER | 1 |
| GIGOLO | 1 |
| GO-GETTER | 1 |
| GOLDBRICKER | 1 |
| GOOFS OFF | 1 |
| GREASER | 1 |
| HALF-BREED | 1 |
| HANG OUT | 1 |
| HANGER | 1 |
| HANGS AROUND | 1 |
| IDLE | 1 |
| IDLING IDIOT | 1 |
| JOHNNY-DO-NOTHING | 1 |
| JUST LOAFS AROUND | 1 |
| JUST PUTTING IN HIS TIME | 1 |
| JUST STANDS | 1 |
| KILLING TIME | 1 |
| LAGGER | 1 |
| LAZY FELLER | 1 |
| LAZY FELLOW | 1 |
| LAZY GOOD-FOR-NOTHING | 1 |
| LAZY GUY | 1 |
| LAZY MAN | 1 |
| LAZY SOMEBODY | 1 |
| LAZY SON OF A GUN | 1 |
| LIES IN HIS LAX-BAG | 1 |
| LILY | 1 |
| LINGERER | 1 |
| LOAFERER | 1 |
| LOBSTER | 1 |
| LOITERING | 1 |
| LOST SOUL | 1 |
| MALINGERER | 1 |
| MENACE | 1 |
| MISCHIEVIOUS | 1 |
| NATURAL BORN LOAFER | 1 |
| NEW MEMBER OF THE GREAT SOCIETY | 1 |
| NITWIT | 1 |
| NOBODY | 1 |
| NO-GOOD BUM | 1 |
| NO-GOOD-FOR-NOTHING | 1 |
| NO-GOODNIK | 1 |
| NOTHING-TO-DO | 1 |
| PARASITE ON HIS MOTHER | 1 |
| POKING AROUND | 1 |
| PRETTY LAZY | 1 |
| PUNK | 1 |
| RAG | 1 |
| REGULAR BUM | 1 |
| RELIEF-RIDER | 1 |
| SCREWING AROUND | 1 |
| SHIFTER | 1 |
| SHIFTLESS BUM | 1 |
| SHIFTLESS CHARACTER | 1 |
| SLAGGARD | 1 |
| SLICKER | 1 |
| SLOTH | 1 |
| SLOVINGLY INDIVIDUAL | 1 |
| STORE BUM | 1 |
| STRAGGER | 1 |
| STREET-CORNER BUM | 1 |
| STROLLER | 1 |
| STROLLOPER | 1 |
| TIME-LOSER | 1 |
| TOO LAZY TO MOVE | 1 |
| TOWN BUM | 1 |
| TRANSIENT | 1 |
| VAG | 1 |
| VAGGER | 1 |
| WANDERING | 1 |
| WASTER | 1 |
| WASTING TIME FOR NOTHING | 1 |
| WELFARE RECIPIENT | 1 |
| WOMAN OF LEISURE | 1 |
| WORTHLESS BASTARD | 1 |
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