English noun: shirker | |||
1. | shirker (person) a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) | ||
Synonyms | slacker | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | goldbrick, malingerer, scrimshanker, shammer, skulker | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||