name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who slinks.

   "P. G. Wodehouse He paws! He's a slinker and a prowler and a leerer. He's a pest and a worm!"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

goldbrickshirkerslacker

Example

More examples

"P. G. Wodehouse He paws! He's a slinker and a prowler and a leerer. He's a pest and a worm!"

Etymology

From slink + -er.

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