Plur. lazzari. [It.: see LAZAR.] = LAZZARONE.
1650. Howell, Revol. Naples (1664), II. 115. The Lazzari which are the scum of the Neapolitan people.
1797. Mrs. Radcliffe, Italian, vii. To have as swift a pair of heels to assist in carrying him off as any lazaro in Naples need desire.
1835. Court Mag., VI. 20/2. I do not pretend … to distinguish between the veritable lazzari, and the vagabonds.
