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Word entry · 7 letters

slacker

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"Work-shirking person"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈslækɚ/Part of speech nounSorted aceklrsStarts with SEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a person who shirks their work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)

Word origin

From slack + -er; compare especially slack off.

Used in a sentence

  • Some evil fellows said behind his back that Beowulf was white-livered and a slacker.
  • You're a slacker, McFly. You've got aptitude, but you don't apply yourself. You remind me of your father: He was a slacker, too.
  • Gen Xers were said to be lazy—“slackers” in the parlance of the time—who didn’t exhibit the straightforward work ethic of their predecessors.

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