shirker
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English shirk Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English shirker From shirk + -er.
- One who shirks a duty or responsibility.
- One who is lazy.
“the shirkers in the family complain when she gets them chopping up wood for a few hours in the woodshed”