slacker

noun

slack·​er ˈsla-kər 

1

: a person who shirks work or obligation

especially : one who evades military service in time of war

2

: a person and especially a young person who is perceived to be disaffected, apathetic, cynical, or lacking ambition

slacker adjective

Synonyms

• goldbrick
• shirker

Examples of slacker in a Sentence

The people I work with are a bunch of slackers.

there will be no slackers tolerated in this group—anyone who doesn't do their share will get booted out

Recent Examples on the Web

The birth of Spencer’s The first generation of shoppers to get hooked on Spencer’s weren’t the mallrat slackers of Gen-X or even the forever youthful Baby Boomers. —Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024

Across four studio albums, the 25-year-old indie-rocker has cultivated an image as the world’s highest-achieving slacker, a small-town guy whose passion for drinkin’ belies a sneaky perceptiveness and a wry, unexpectedly bleak sense of humor. —Chris Stanton, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024

Set during the last day at the closing Royal Alamo Cinema, pic follows two slackers working the final shift, who cross paths with outcasts and oddballs in interwoven stories of rejection, redemption, and fate. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024

The documentary explores the band’s creation from their first EP Slay Tracks through to becoming slacker heroes signed to Matador Records before breaking up and reuniting on more than one occasion. —Peter White, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

slacker

noun

slack·​er ˈslak-ər 

: one who avoids work or a duty