Definitions for: Lazzaroni

Webster (1913) Definition: Laz`za*ro"ni (?; It. ?), n. pl. [It. lazzarone, pl.
lazzaroni.]
The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or
begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which
serves as their refuge. [Written also, but improperly,
lazaroni.]