English > shirker: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | A person who shirks / shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime). |
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Synonym | slacker |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Narrower | goldbrick | A soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort |
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malingerer, skulker, shammer | someone shirking / shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity |
scrimshanker | A shirker |
Broader | idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum | person who does no work |
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Spanish | gandul, haragán, holgazán, maula, remolón, vago, zángano |
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Catalan | desaplicat, gandul, malfeiner, manta, sorn |
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Verbs | shirk | avoid (one's assigned duties) |
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