は怠け者で

is lazy and

→ は
phrase Uncommon #19,094
is lazy and は marks the topic, and 怠け者で is the connective form of 怠け者だ, meaning “being lazy” or “lazy and…” It usually connects to a following clause.
JA: 彼は怠け者で、仕事をよく休みます。
EN: He is lazy and often misses work.

ジョンあなたに出会うは怠け者でした

John was lazy before he met you.

は怠け者で何事にも身を入れてやらない

He's lazy and doesn't put his heart into anything he does.

彼の息子は怠け者で役に立たない

His son is lazy and useless.

ジョンあなたに出会うまでは怠け者でした

John was lazy until he met you.

父親は怠け者で

My father is lazy, and…

— ダーク・プレイス (2015)