ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shirker

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Shirker is a noun meaning One who shirks a duty or responsibility.

Meaning

One who shirks a duty or responsibility.

More Meanings

  1. One who is lazy.

Example Sentences

the shirkers in the family complain when she gets them chopping up wood for a few hours in the woodshed

Word Forms

Synonyms for shirker

Depending on context, synonyms include goldbrick, slacker, derelict.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slacker, deadbeat, skulker, skulk, goof-off, scrimshanker.

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