shirker

English

Etymology

shirk +‎ -er

Noun

shirker (plural shirkers)

1. One who shirks a duty or responsibility.
2. One who is lazy.

Synonyms

• goldbrick (dated)

Translations

Someone who shirks

• Catalan: emboscat m
• Dutch: uitslover (nl),
• German: Drückeberger (de) m, Verpisser m
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• Italian: sfaticato (it) m
• Maori: karioi, kaikaro
• Spanish: embuscado m, candongo

Someone who is lazy

• Dutch: luiaard (nl),
• German: Faulpelz (de) m, Faulenzer (de) m
• Italian: pigrone m
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• Maori: inukorokoro, karioi
• Spanish: remolón (es)

See also

• malingerer