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
This shirker, this ingrate, had taken the money and run.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2014
At Lord's Sachin Tendulkar, no shirker, never took his pads off throughout India's final training session.
From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2011
Boast, he barks an' growls loud; But Bulger, he hain't no shirker.
From Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study by Talley, Thomas Washington
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