slacker
noun
a person who evades their duty or work; shirker.
slackers
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pluralof slacker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These are the people cranking up productivity, impressing managers and making the rest of us look like slackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Now you've made the rest of us, except maybe Beyoncé, feel like real slackers.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2023
By contrast, as we jump back in time, her sons come off as a pair of nihilistic slackers.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
Grubby Gen Xers were designated the OG slackers, which did not bode well for becoming the bosses of the future.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
He bounced a couple of slackers who confused freedom with no rules, so the rest of us don’t make waves.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
