shirker

American  

[shur-ker] / ˈʃɜr kər /

noun

1. a person who evades work, duty, responsibility, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of shirker

First recorded in 1790–1800; shirk + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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

This shirker, this ingrate, had taken the money and run.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2014

Prior is no shirker but the mind forgot to inform his body of the wisdom of staying behind the white line.

From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2011

Be a busy, silent worker, Shun the idle, noisy shirker.

From The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy by Flickinger, Robert Elliott