One who shrinks or recoils from the truth, from duty, danger, or the like; in the 16th cent. one who shrinks from the faith of the Gospel or its…

a person who shirks (duty, work, etc.).

One who shirks (work, obligations).

A person who funks (funk, v.3); a coward; Horse Riding a rider who tends to shy at or avoid a jump, fence, etc.

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…