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Pronunciation / Transliteration: namakemono
"彼は怠け者として知られている。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who avoids work, duty, or responsibility.
"Despite the team's efforts, one member was a constant shirker, leaving others to pick up the slack." - 2
Someone who evades or escapes from obligations.
"In the group project, her reputation as a shirker made her peers reluctant to rely on her."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'shirker' originates from the verb 'shirk', which comes from the Middle English 'shirken', meaning to evade or avoid. The word has roots in Old Norse 'skirkr', meaning to shirk or to avoid responsibility, reflecting a historical context of avoidance of duty or obligation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shirker" is said worldwide
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fainéant
Transliteration: fɛ.ne.ɑ̃
"Il est souvent considéré comme un fainéant au travail."
Schlenderer
Transliteration: ˈʃlɛndəʁɐ
"Er wird als Schlenderer angesehen, weil er nie seine Aufgaben erledigt."
sfaticato
Transliteration: sfa.tiˈka.to
"È considerato uno sfaticato perché evita sempre il lavoro."
holgazán
Transliteration: ol.ɣaˈθan
"Es un holgazán que nunca ayuda en el proyecto."
vagabundo
Transliteration: va.ɡɐˈbũ.du
"Ele é um vagabundo que sempre evita o trabalho."
आलसी
Transliteration: aalsi
"वह हमेशा आलसी रहता है और काम से बचता है।"
逃避者
Transliteration: táobì zhě
"他被视为一个逃避者，总是逃避责任。"
게으름뱅이
Transliteration: ge-eureum-baengi
"그는 항상 게으름뱅이로 여겨진다."
怠け者
Transliteration: namakemono
"彼は怠け者として知られている。"
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