Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Lazzaroni

Lazzaroni (laz`zȧ*rō"ni; It. lat`sȧ*rō"ne) , noun, plural

[Italian 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.