"backslider" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbakslaɪdə/ [UK], /ˈbækslaɪdɚ/ [US] Forms: backsliders [plural]
Etymology: From backslide + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|backslide|er|id2=agent noun}} backslide + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} backslider (plural backsliders)
  1. A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.

Noun [Fingallian]

Etymology: Compare English backslider (“to shirk responsibility”). Etymology templates: {{cog|en|backslider||to shirk responsibility}} English backslider (“to shirk responsibility”) Head templates: {{head|gmw-fin|noun}} backslider
  1. One who will not do his work or shoulder his responsiblities.
    Sense id: en-backslider-gmw-fin-noun-maz-oTRV Categories (other): Fingallian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

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