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
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
As for me, I was called the lazy member of the family; a shirker who complained that it was too cold to work in the winter, and too warm in the summer.
From The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer by Micheaux, Oscar
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