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shirker
shirk 1 S0350000 (shûrk)v. shirked, shirk·ing, shirks v.tr. To avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).v.intr. To avoid work or duty.
[Perhaps from German Schurke, scoundrel; akin to Old High German fiurscurgo, demon : fiur, fire + scurigen, to stir up.]
shirk′er n.
shirk 2 S5377500 (shûrk, shîrk)n. Islam The sin of offering worship to idols or to any being other than God.
[Arabic širk, association (of an idol) as a partner to God, sharing (of an idol) in the worship due to God alone, shirk, from šarika, to share, associate, be a partner; akin to Akkadian šarāku, to give, bestow and Ugaritic šrk, to associate with.]shirk•er (ˈʃɜr kər)
n. a person who evades work, duty, responsibility, etc. [1790–1800] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  shirker - a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)slackerarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"goldbrick - a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effortdo-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"malingerer, shammer, skulker - someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacityscrimshanker - a shirker |
Translationsshirk (ʃəːk) verb to avoid doing, accepting responsibility for etc (something one ought to). She shirked telling him the bad news that night. 逃避(義務、責任) 逃避（责任、义务） ˈshirker noun 沒有擔當的人 逃避义务者EncyclopediaSeeshirkshirker
Related to shirker: interrelationship, vagariesSynonyms for shirkernoun a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)SynonymsRelated Words- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
- goldbrick
- do-nothing
- idler
- layabout
- loafer
- bum
- malingerer
- shammer
- skulker
- scrimshanker
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