Synonyms of shirker

shirker

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lingerer
• slacker
• goldbrick
• drone
• slug
• malingerer
• loafer
• sluggard
• slouch
• lazybones
• idler
• quitter
• dropout
• loiterer
• laggard
• dawdler
• saunterer
• slugabed
• slowpoke
• lounger
• putterer
• dallier

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pistol
• powerhouse
• live wire
• doer
• hustler
• hummer
• go-getter
• self-starter