slacker
pronunciation
How to pronounce slacker in British English:
UK [ˈslækə(r)]
How to pronounce slacker in American English:
US [ˈslækɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person who shirks their work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
Word Origin
- slacker (n.)
- popularized 1994, but the meaning "person who shirks work" dates to 1897; agent noun from slack (v.). In early use also slackster (1901). Compare Old English sleacornes "laziness," which is not, however, an agent noun. Related: Slackerly; slackerish.
Example
- 1. I am a cyber slacker - powerless to resist the draw of the internet .
- 2. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker .
- 3. An empty outlook calendar is the true sign of a highly effective slacker .
- 4. Billy : I need you to talk to mr. ed. he is a slacker .
- 5. Don 't ask him to do anything , he is a slacker .