Shirker

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who shirks duty or danger.
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  • noun. One who shirks.
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  • noun. One who shirks a duty or responsibility.
  • noun. One who is lazy.
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  • noun. a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
    • Word Usage
    "Instead, they should be calling him the worst kind of shirker, someone so un-American maybe Congresswoman Bachmann should be investigating him."
    cross-reference
    malingerer  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bum  do-nothing  idler  layabout  loafer  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    goldbrick  malingerer  scrimshanker  shammer  skulker  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ascot  care-taker  cheaters  conniving  crybaby  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bungler  clock watcher  disregarder  dodger  eye-servant  
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