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
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Noun
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Her well-meaning slacker persona is perfect for this cavalcade of sometimes surreal adventures, which include classic sitcom tropes like get-rich-quick schemes and mistaken identities.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026 -
Each, in their way, is ambitious — no room for slackers here!—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The suspects accused of plotting an attack on the UFC fight at the White House allegedly planned to deploy drones armed with explosives around the event, forcing the crowd to evacuate before they would be targeted by sniper fire, court records said.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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The threat of drone attacks forced several Saudi, Emirati and Iraqi facilities to shut in during the war, too.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Noun
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A lot of good at-bats, some slug in there, some timely hitting.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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Remove them by hand picking them off the fronds, or use iron phosphate slug bait around the base of the fern.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
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“Shirker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shirker. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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