as in lingerer
one who deliberately avoids work or duty
even before we weighed anchor, the captain forcefully served notice that there would be no shirkers on his ship
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Noun
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Still, Brockman’s no slacker and presents properly when ordered on a mission escorting annoying, wise-cracking civilian defense contractor Josh Weaver (Desmin Borges) on the maintenance of surveillance installations close to the North Korean border.—
Richard Kuipers,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025 -
Two slackers are short on rent in ‘One of Them Days,’ — now playing in theaters — an L.A. comedy with extra moxie.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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No one was hurt when the two drones slammed into fields in the country's south.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ukraine's air force indicated in a Facebook post on Thursday that the Eastern European nation had been targeted in a drone attack overnight.—
Alex Nitzberg,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Rats are infected with these L3 larvae by eating an infected slug or snail.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Feb. 2025
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Vera appears to exist on chips, crisps, biscuits and the (more than) occasional slug of whiskey from a tea cup.—
Mary McNamara,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Shirker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shirker. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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