slacker

[ slak-er ]
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noun
  1. a person who evades their duty or work; shirker.

  2. an especially educated young person who is antimaterialistic, purposeless, apathetic, and usually works in a dead-end job.

  1. a person who evades military service.

Origin of slacker

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; slack1 + -er1; def. 2 popularized by the film Slackers (1991)

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British Dictionary definitions for slacker

slacker

/ (ˈslækə) /


noun
  1. a person who evades work or duty; shirker

  2. informal

    • an educated young adult characterized by cynicism and apathy

    • (as modifier): slacker culture

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