SHIRKER Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

shirker

noun

Definition of shirker

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

Nakamura designs for lingerers.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of lingerer

Noun

From there, Blair conceived Mark Southard and Davis Hench, two wildly different, aging slackers who are tasked with driving teenage scion Sheridan Kimberly to rehab on behalf of his disengaged billionaire parents.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
The slacker generation of latchkey kids has become the sandwich generation with a full house of both grandparents and children.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of slacker

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Between Thursday and Sunday, Russia fired almost 1,500 drones at Ukraine, and around 800 of them were jet-powered, Zelensky said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Latest drone footage from CCTV shows rescue workers using lifting equipment in an attempt to restore and rebuild a road by the turbulent currents and in between the towering mountains.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of drone

Noun

With the light load of powder that was behind them, these slugs couldn’t possibly have killed the tigress unless an extremely lucky shot had put them into a vital area at very close range.

— Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Remember to bury the container deep enough to let the slugs in and out.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026

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