What is a synonym for "goldbricker"?

Common synonyms include: bum, clock watcher, dawdle, dawdler, do nothing, do-nothing.

Goldbricker

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A lazy person; an idler. US, informal
"Before hearing the response from the Department of Education, it is worth making one point. Ms. Rabenau, Mr. Schneider and Mr. Knox offer no sense of being complainers or goldbrickers."

Synonyms

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bum clock watcher dawdle dawdler do nothing do-nothing

Antonyms

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doer

Example

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"Before hearing the response from the Department of Education, it is worth making one point. Ms. Rabenau, Mr. Schneider and Mr. Knox offer no sense of being complainers or goldbrickers."

Etymology

From goldbrick + -er.

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