shirker n a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) Usage(s) At least give that shirker points for creativity. No shirker, Ringmaster's ringmaster wrote his own opening article under the pseudonym of "Guy McHerring. No shirker is square-faced Count Yasuya Uchida, until last week Japan's Foreign Minister. Synonym(s) slacker
Quotes shirker Wayne Swan in The Australian He was a shirker when we needed a nation-builder,Mr Swan said. "The Australian economy, unfortunately for all of us, was left exposed by his personal neglect of skills and infrastructure, in particular."