Definition for Shirker:

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

Synonyms for Shirker:

• n.

  •coward (noun)
  • rabbit,
  • craven,
  • mouse,
  • funk,
  • pessimist,
  • cur,
  • caitiff,
  • gutless,
  • shirk,
  • recreant,
  • alarmist,
  • sneak,
  • dastard.
  •deserter (noun)
  • runaway,
  • backslider,
  • lawbreaker,
  • awol,
  • no-show,
  • derelict,
  • hookey player,
  • absconder,
  • betrayer,
  • defector,
  • delinquent,
  • criminal,
  • renegade,
  • escapers,
  • no show,
  • backsliders,
  • escapee,
  • refugee,
  • maroon,
  • slacker,
  • traitor,
  • Escaper,
  • apostate.
  •do-nothing (noun)
  • couch potato,
  • sloth,
  • moocher.
  •quitter (noun)
  • chicken,
  • dropout.
  •shirker (noun)
  • slouch,
  • bum,
  • Avoider,
  • deadbeat,
  • goldbrick.

• Other synonyms:

  •defeatist
  • quitter.
  •pretender
  • trifler.

Antonyms for Shirker:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    hummer, pistol, powerhouse, live wire, self-starter, go-getter, rustler, doer.

Homophones for Shirker:

• sorcery, screw augur, scorcher, serger, surgery, searcher, square-rigger, scourger, sorcerer, scarecrow, screecher, screw auger, sour cherry, sharksucker, seersucker.

Hypernym for Shirker:

• n.

  • person
    shammer, goldbrick, skulker, malingerer, scrimshanker.

Hyponym for Shirker:

• n.

  • person
    layabout, bum, loafer, do-nothing, idler.