Lazzaroni /(lăz`zȧ*rō"nĭ; It. lät`sȧ*rō"nē̇)/

Laz·za·ro·ni

Lazzaroni

n. pl.
  1. 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.