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
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Presumably, future episodes will continue to offer various one-off installments set in the show’s original status quo, when Mordecai and Rigby were just young slackers trying to avoid work.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026 -
Plus, the slacker peaches finally get to work.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The Crow Wing County sheriff's drone team was also able to launch drones in order to better map the flames from the air.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The company’s core advantage is advanced AI software that can simulate and validate autonomous systems for cars, trucks, robots, drones, tactical aircraft and more, with less cost and risk.—
Rebecca Fannin,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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The slugs even seemed to like them.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2026
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However, borax will not work on pests that aren't interested in eating it, such as termites, bed bugs, mosquitoes, flying insects above ground level, or any number of other outdoor pests, such as slugs and snails.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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“Shirker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shirker. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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