shirker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shirker
Example Sentences
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In the car, it is a navigator, a radio, a nagging distractor and a ready accessory to manslaughter; at work, it is both a vigilant assistant and an eager fellow shirker.
From New York Times • May 16, 2018
He is the savior and the sage instead of the selfish shirker.
From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2016
I remember how my lottery draft number was "356" and, at the time, everyone saw me as fortunate rather than a shirker or coward...
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2016
He will still spot a good player and a shirker.
From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2011
It was at once fashionable to be a "slacker" or "shirker", and the unfortunate mistress who was told off to superintend the playground during eleven o'clock "break" had a bad time of it.
From Loyal to the School by Brazil, Angela
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