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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Judge introduced his iconic slacker duo way back in 1993, debuting on MTV’s toon mashup Liquid Television.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
24 July 2025 -
Breckin Meyer played the slacker stoner Travis Birkenstock in Clueless, which was based on actors like Sean Penn in 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Keanu Reeves in the 1989 films Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Parenthood.—
Julia Emmanuele,
People.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Some ships reportedly deploy sea drones and underwater glides.—
Jill Goldenziel,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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On most of SpaceX's missions, Falcon 9 boosters land on the company's offshore drone ships hundreds of miles downrange from the launch site.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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One trick to capture slugs is to lay a board down next to a row crop and check the underside in the morning to gather the slugs.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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The rose slugs can be controlled with a systemic insect spray.—
Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Shirker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shirker. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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