slacker

slack·er

noun \ˈsla-kər\

Definition of SLACKER

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

Examples of SLACKER

1. The people I work with are a bunch of slackers.
2. <there will be no slackers tolerated in this group—anyone who doesn't do their share will get booted out>

First Known Use of SLACKER

1898

Related to SLACKER

Synonyms: goldbrick, shirker

Related Words: malingerer; dropout, quitter; drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, slugabed, sluggard; dallier, lingerer, loiterer, lounger, saunterer; dawdler, laggard, putterer, slowpoke

Near Antonyms: live wire, pistol, powerhouse; doer, go-getter, hummer, hustler, rustler, self-starter

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Rhymes with SLACKER

backer, clacker, cracker, hacker, jacker, knacker, lacquer, packer, racker, sacker, smacker, stacker, tacker, tracker, whacker