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English noun: shirker

1. shirker (person) a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)


Synonymsslacker


Broader (hypernym)bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer


Narrower (hyponym)goldbrick, malingerer, scrimshanker, shammer, skulker


Domain categoryarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine









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