1. Characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility
   "a do-nothing government"

1. Person who does no work
   "The manager fired the do-nothing employee who never completed any tasks";
   - idler, loafer, layabout [informal], bum [N. Amer, informal], slacker [informal], shirker [informal], deadbeat [informal]

Derived forms: do-nothings

See also: irresponsible

Type of: nonworker