NOUN | person | skulker, malingerer, shammer | someone shirking / shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity |
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person | skulker, lurker, lurcher | someone waiting in concealment |
Meaning | someone shirking / shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity. | |
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Synonyms | malingerer, shammer | |
Broader | slacker, shirker | A person who shirks / shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) |
Spanish | absentista, escaqueado, remolón, simulador, zanguango | |
Catalan | escacat, escaquejat | |
Verbs | skulk | avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill |
Meaning | someone waiting in concealment. | |
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Synonyms | lurker, lurcher | |
Broader | waiter | A person who waits or awaits |
Spanish | fisgón, lurcher, lurker, mirón | |
Catalan | lurker | |
Verbs | skulk | lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner |
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