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单词 skiver
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Examples of 'skiver' in a sentence
skiver

He was a skiver, and a thief, though when his back was against the wall there could be no doubt about his tenacity as a soldier.Dan called me a'terrible skiver ' when I caught up with him and it's true - I do skive off all the time.

Synonyms of 'skiver'

slacker, loafer, idler, do-nothing
More Synonyms of skiver
(noun) 
(British, informal) 
He was a skiver and a thief.
Synonyms
slacker
He's not a slacker, he's the best worker they've got.
loafer
He's a bit of a loafer, who once worked in a bar but disliked being bossed around.
idler
He resents being seen as a moneyed idler.
do-nothing
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers.
dodger
shirker
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
gold brick (US, slang)
scrimshanker (British military, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of idler
He resents being seen as a moneyed idler.
Synonyms
loafer,
lounger,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
drone,
dodger,
slouch (informal),
shirker,
slacker,
couch potato (slang),
sloth,
dawdler,
laggard,
time-waster,
layabout,
deadbeat (informal, US, Canadian),
skiver (British, slang),
malingerer,
sluggard,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
clock-watcher,
slugabed,
lazybones (informal),
Wearie Willie (informal)
in the sense of loafer
Definition
a person who avoids work
He's a bit of a loafer, who once worked in a bar but disliked being bossed around.
Synonyms
idler,
lounger,
bum (informal),
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
drone (British),
shirker,
couch potato (slang),
time-waster,
layabout,
skiver (British, slang),
ne'er-do-well,
wastrel,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
lazybones (informal)
in the sense of piker
Definition
shirker
He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers.
Synonyms
slacker,
shirker,
skiver (British, slang),
loafer,
layabout,
idler,
passenger,
do-nothing,
dodger,
good-for-nothing,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
gold brick (US, slang),
scrimshanker (British, slang)

Nearby words of
skiver

  • skit
  • skittish
  • skive
  • skiver
  • skookum
  • skulduggery
  • skulk

Synonyms of 'skiver'

skiver

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of shirker
Synonyms
slacker,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
dodger,
shirk,
quitter,
skiver (British, slang),
idler,
malingerer,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
clock-watcher,
gold brick (US, slang),
scrimshanker (British, slang)
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