shirker
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
shirker (plural shirkers)
- One who shirks a duty or responsibility.
- One who is lazy.
- 2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 353:
- the shirkers in the family complain when she gets them chopping up wood for a few hours in the woodshed
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
Someone who shirks
Someone who is lazy
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