"shirker" meaning in English

See shirker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: shirkers [plural]
Etymology: From shirk + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|shirk|-er|id2=agent noun}} shirk + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} shirker (plural shirkers)
  1. One who shirks a duty or responsibility. Categories (topical): People Translations (Someone who shirks): кръшкач (krǎškač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), emboscat [masculine] (Catalan), uitslover (Dutch), Drückeberger [masculine] (German), Verpisser [masculine] (German), pembolos (Indonesian), sfaticato [masculine] (Italian), karioi (Maori), kaikaro (Maori), embuscado [masculine] (Spanish), candongo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-shirker-en-noun-71oKSyip Disambiguation of People: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'Someone who shirks': 64 36
  2. One who is lazy. Categories (topical): People Translations (Someone who is lazy): мързеливец (mǎrzelivec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), luiaard (Dutch), Faulpelz [masculine] (German), Faulenzer [masculine] (German), pigrone [masculine] (Italian), inukorokoro (Maori), karioi (Maori), ringa mākohakoha (Maori), Schlosäwendoot [masculine] (Plautdietsch), remolón (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-shirker-en-noun-hzr-MZq9 Disambiguation of People: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'Someone who is lazy': 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: goldbrick [dated], slacker Related terms: malingerer

Inflected forms

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