gadabout
Restless pleasure seeker
A gadabout is someone who moves restlessly from place to place, especially in pursuit of pleasure or socializing.
The word carries a mildly disapproving tone, suggesting frivolity or aimlessness: She's such a gadabout—never home two nights in a row.
The term feels somewhat old-fashioned now.
Homeless wanderer by choice
- roamerOne who wanders
- vagabondHomeless, aimless wanderer
- drifterAimless, rootless traveler
- ramblerLeisurely rural hiker
wayfarer · itinerant · peripatetic · rover · wanderer · rolling stone · free spirit · bohemian
Wealthy frequent traveler
- social butterflyOutgoing, prolific socializer
- minglerOne who circulates socially
- networkerOne who cultivates contacts
- schmoozerOne who ingratiates strategically
name-dropper · fashionista · trendsetter · boulevardier · bon vivant · dilettante · flâneur · glitterati
Social event attendee
- clubberNightclub attendee
- carouserOne who revels noisily
- revelerOne who celebrates boisterously
- merrymakerPerson who celebrates joyfully
celebrant · pleasure-seeker · hedonist · playboy · raver · barfly · good-timer · roisterer
Intrusive meddler
- chatterboxOne who talks incessantly
- tattlerOne who reveals secrets
- rumormongerOne who spreads unverified talk
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
yenta · scandalmonger · meddler · snoop · nosy parker · newsmonger
Habitually idle person
- loaferLaceless slip-on shoe
- shirkerOne who avoids duty
- truantUnauthorized school no-show
- slackerIdle responsibility evader
wastrel · lounger · dawdler · time-waster · malingerer · ne'er-do-well · good-for-nothing · flibbertigibbet
nomad
Homeless wanderer by choice
rambler · wayfarer · itinerant · peripatetic · rover · wanderer · rolling stone · free spirit · bohemian · gypsy
jet-setter
Wealthy frequent traveler
- social butterflyOutgoing, prolific socializer
- minglerOne who circulates socially
- networkerOne who cultivates contacts
schmoozer · name-dropper · fashionista · trendsetter · boulevardier · bon vivant · dilettante · flâneur · glitterati · café society
partygoer
Social event attendee
merrymaker · celebrant · pleasure-seeker · hedonist · playboy · raver · barfly · good-timer · roisterer · wassailer
busybody
Intrusive meddler
- chatterboxOne who talks incessantly
- tattlerOne who reveals secrets
- rumormongerOne who spreads unverified talk
blabbermouth · yenta · scandalmonger · meddler · snoop · nosy parker · newsmonger
layabout
Habitually idle person
slacker · wastrel · lounger · dawdler · time-waster · malingerer · ne'er-do-well · good-for-nothing · flibbertigibbet · fly-by-night
- social peopleextrovert, extroverts, social butterfly, people person, socialite
- British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
- pleasure seekershedonist, hedonists, pleasure seeker, pleasure seekers, pleasure-seeker
- old-fashioned wordsforsooth, hark, betwixt, hither, prithee
- Whimsy Wordsgobbledygook, gibberish, mumbo jumbo, hogwash, balderdash
- partygoerspartygoers, party-goer, party-goers, attendee, partier