as in slackers
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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Mattress slackers do have an excuse, however, since some of the newer mattress-in-a-box brands aren't designed to flip.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Boomers saw Gen Xers, that’s me, as cynical slackers.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Later that evening, police used drones to survey the house and spotted a body in the back of it.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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The two sides have been pummelling each other with missiles, drones and artillery, with no end to the war in sight.—
Guy Faulconbridge,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Toads help control snails, slugs, caterpillars, and other invertebrates—pests that have the potential to harm your garden plants, says Amarello.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 May 2026
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Similarly, slugs and snails are less likely to travel across jagged surfaces, which can make pine cones a helpful barrier around vulnerable plants like lettuce or hostas.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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“Shirkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shirkers. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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