One who skulks or hides himself; a shirker.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > one who (28) skulkc1320 One who skulks or hides himself; a shirker. loundererc1425 A skulker. old soldier1722 A person who is much practised or experienced in something; a worldly-wise person. Also: a shirker. Cf. soldier, n. 1d 2b. malingerer1785 A person who malingers. skulker1785 spec. (See quot. 1785.) shirker1799 a person who shirks (duty, work, etc.). shirk1818 One who shirks (work, obligations). slink1824 dialect or colloquial. A sneaking, shirking, cowardly fellow; a sneak or skulk. schemer1843 (Cf. scheme, v. 3) One who plans methods for evading duties; a shirker. sconcer1843 A malingerer. scrimshanker1882 A person who avoids his or her work or responsibilities; a shirker. Cf. scrimshank, n. 1. scrimshank1886 A person who avoids his or her work or responsibilities; a shirker; = scrimshanker, n. sooner1892 An idler, shirker; applied as a term of abuse to an ineffectual or obstructive person, object, etc. Also attributive in sooner dog. Weary Willie1896 see tired Tim at tired, adj.1 1c. slacker1898 colloquial. A person who shirks work, or avoids exertion, exercise, etc. Also, spec. used in Military contexts in the war of 1914–18. slackster1901 = slacker, n. 2. sugarer1904 One who shirks, spec. at rowing. Cf. sugar, v. 4. work-shy1904 With the and plural agreement: work-shy people as a class. Also as a count noun: a work-shy person. gold brick1905 U.S. colloquial (chiefly Military slang). A useless or incompetent person, esp. one who is lazy or negligent; a shirker or malingerer. Cf. gold-br… tired Tim (also Timothy)1906 Weakened or exhausted by exertion, etc.; fatigued, wearied; also, sick or weary of, impatient with… tired Tim (also Timothy), usually associated with… lead-swinger1917 to swing the lead: to idle, to shirk; to malinger. slang. Hence in similar phrases and in combinations, as lead-swing n. v.intransitive., lead-swinger… piker1917 Originally: a cautious or timid gambler who makes only small bets; one who plays for small stakes. Hence: a person who takes no chances; a… gold-bricker1919 A useless or lazy person; a shirker. Cf. gold brick, n. 3. slinker1919 One who slinks about; a shirker. So as v. intransitive, to shirk. poler1938 Australian and New Zealand. slang. A scrounger, a sponger; a shirker. Cf. pole, v.1 9. Now rare. skiver1941 colloquial (chiefly British). A person who skives off from work or school, or shirks a duty. Usually depreciative. Subcategories:— one who avoids practical work (2) |
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