shirker

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shirker

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From shirk + -er.

noun shirkers

One who shirks a duty or responsibility.
Similar: derelict
One who is lazy. the shirkers in the family complain when she gets them chopping up wood for a few hours in the woodshed

Similar: goldbrick, slacker

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noun

Similar: goldbrick, slacker

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noun Someone who shirks

Español	embuscado, candongo
Deutsch	Drückeberger, Verpisser
Italiano	sfaticato

noun Someone who is lazy

Español	remolón
Deutsch	Faulpelz, Faulenzer
Italiano	pigrone, lazzarone, perdigiorno

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"shirker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shirker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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shirker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shirker

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"shirker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shirker.

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@misc{shirker_2026,
  title = {shirker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shirker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}