shirker

shirker
a) One who shirks a duty or responsibility.
b) One who is lazy.

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  • Shirker — Shirk er, n. One who shirks. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shirker — 1799, agent noun from SHIRK (Cf. shirk) …   Etymology dictionary

  • shirker — [n] slacker avoider, bum, deadbeat*, goldbrick, good for nothing, goof off*, idler, loafer, quitter, slouch; concepts 412,423 …   New thesaurus

  • shirker — shirk ► VERB ▪ avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility). DERIVATIVES shirker noun. ORIGIN from obsolete shirk «sponger», perhaps from German Schurke scoundrel …   English terms dictionary

  • shirker — noun see shirk …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shirker — /sherr keuhr/, n. a person who evades work, duty, responsibility, etc. [1790 1800; SHIRK + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • shirker — Synonyms and related words: bungler, clock watcher, disregarder, dodger, eye servant, goldbrick, goldbricker, goof off, idler, ignorer, malingerer, neglecter, negligent, old soldier, procrastinator, shirk, skulk, skulker, slacker, slinker, sloven …   Moby Thesaurus

  • shirker — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. slacker, malingerer, *goldbricker, *deadbeat, *bum, dodger, truant, evader …   English dictionary for students

  • shirker — shirk·er || ʃɜrkÉ™(r) /ʃɜːk n. one who evades his duties, one who avoids fulfilling responsibilities …   English contemporary dictionary

  • shirker — noun you ll find no shirkers in my crew Syn: dodger, truant, absentee, layabout, good for nothing, loafer, idler; informal slacker, bum, lazybones …   Thesaurus of popular words

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