Shirker

Synonyms for "shirker" (50 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Noun(4 words)

slacker deadbeats faineant goldbrick

bunglerclock watcherdisregarder dodger eye-servant goldbrick

Strong matches (15)

goldbrickergoof offgoof-off idler ignorer malingerer neglecter

Noun(7 words)

goldbricks idler idlers lazies loafer malingers mitch

Verb(1 words)

Related words (25)

negligentold soldierprocrastinator shirk skulk skulker slacker slinker sloven sluggard slut soldier spivtax dodgertrifler truantwaiter on providencewelsher

Noun(6 words)

nonperformer pikers quitters scrimshank skulkers truants

Verb(1 words)

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More general

7 entries

bum do-nothing human idler layabout loafer person

More specific

2 entries

dawdler procrastinator

Collocations

5 entries

habitual shirkerlazy shirkerprofessional shirkershirker behaviorshirker stereotype

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

shirk shirkerhood

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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the shirkers in the family complain when she gets them chopping up wood for a few hours in the woodshed

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