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SLACKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
Synonyms:
shirker; slacker
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("slacker" is a kind of...):
bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slacker"):
goldbrick (a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort)
malingerer; shammer; skulker (someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity)
scrimshanker (a shirker)
Derivation:
slack (avoid responsibilities and work, be idle)
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