shirker

Other forms: shirkers

Definitions of shirker
  1. noun
    a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
    synonyms: slacker
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    types:
    goldbrick
    a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
    malingerer, shammer, skulker
    someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
    scrimshanker
    a shirker
    type of:
    bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer
    person who does no work
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