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slack·er

 (slăk′ər)
n.
1. One who shirks work or responsibility.
2. One who tries to evade military service in wartime; a draft dodger.
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slacker

(ˈslækə)
n
1. a person who evades work or duty; shirker
2. informal
a. an educated young adult characterized by cynicism and apathy
b. (as modifier): slacker culture.
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slack•er

(ˈslæk ər)

n.
1. a person who evades duty or work; shirker.
2. a person who evades military service; dodger.
3. an esp. educated young person who is scornful of materialism, purposeless, apathetic, and usu. works in a dead-end job.
[1790–1800; definition 3 popularized by Slackers (1991), film by R. Linklater]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.slacker - a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)slacker - a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
goldbrick - a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
malingerer, shammer, skulker - someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
scrimshanker - a shirker
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slacker

noun layabout, shirker, loafer, skiver (Brit. slang), idler, passenger, do-nothing, piker (Austral. & N.Z. slang), dodger, good-for-nothing, bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal), gold brick (U.S. slang), scrimshanker (Brit. military slang) He's not a slacker, he's the best worker they've got.
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slacker

[ˈslækəʳ] Nholgazán/ana m/f, vago/a m/f, gandul(a) m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slacker

[ˈslækər] nfainéant(e) m/fslack-jawed [ˌslækˈdʒɔːd] adjbouche bée inv
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slacker

nBummelant(in) m(f)
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slacker

[ˈslækəʳ] n (fam) → lavativo/a, pelandrone/a
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References in classic literature ?
The more intense his thinking, the slacker was the droop of his lower jaw.
He had no sooner given his father these raisins but I saw him come out of the boat, and run away as if he had been bewitched, for he was the swiftest fellow on his feet that ever I saw: I say, he ran at such a rate that he was out of sight, as it were, in an instant; and though I called, and hallooed out too after him, it was all one - away he went; and in a quarter of an hour I saw him come back again, though not so fast as he went; and as he came nearer I found his pace slacker, because he had something in his hand.
Try to weed out slackers. Everyone is expected to play an active role, including conducting research and handling administrative duties.
The new agents of change refer to themselves as slackers, not flower children.
SLACKERS may have brains that are wired for underachievement, a study suggests.
"In today's media, superheroes and slackers are the only two options boys have.
Tickets for Kasabian's gigs in Newcastle and Carlisle are available at www.livenation.co.uk BOSS Sounds have announced a July 1 concert at Newcastle Carling Academy featuring Pama International, The Slackers, The Pietasters and Mungo's Hi Fi Sound System.
Let's hope this weeds out the slackers from the workers.
City Slackers is the new brand name stamped on those seemingly unstoppable, rising stars of the office meeting.
THE SLACKERS have been making timeless ska and reggae music for almost 15 years.
Missouri was the top state for time wasters with workers reporting 3.2 hours wasted each day, while insurance workers were the biggest slackers by profession with 2.5 hours wasted.