Synonyms for shirker

Most common

dead beat · gold brick · slacker · truant · derelict · idler · skulk · skulker

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Noun

Antonyms

do-er, hard worker

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who shirks a duty or responsibility.

Forms

Plural

shirkers → slackers, truants, idlers, skulks…

Example sentences

• slacker You're not going to get anything out of this slacker.
• truant I wasn't truant; I had a valid reason to miss class.
• derelict The old mosque was derelict and rotting.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

idler³, skulk¹

6 letters

truant², dosser

7 letters

slacker², skulker

8 letters

derelict³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idler³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

tire-au-flanc

Deutsch

Drückeberger