» shirker
Noun (1 meaning)
1. a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime).
shirker is a type of:
- idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum (noun) - person who does no work
types of shirker:
- goldbrick (noun) - a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
- malingerer, skulker, shammer (noun) - someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
- scrimshanker (noun) - a shirker
shirker is derivationally related to:
- to fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick (verb) - avoid (one's assigned duties)
- to slack (verb) - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine (noun) - the military forces of a nation