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Noun: shirker  shur-ku(r)
  1. (military) a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
    - slacker [US, informal]
     
  2. [informal] Person who does no work
    - idler, loafer, do-nothing [informal], layabout [informal], bum [N. Amer, informal], slacker [informal], deadbeat [informal]

Derived forms: shirkers

Type of: nonworker