goldbricker

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Etymology

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From goldbrick +‎ -er.

Noun

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goldbricker (plural goldbrickers)

  1. (US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
    • 2007 July 4, Samuel G. Freedman, “So Much Paperwork, So Little Time to Teach”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.

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