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Meanings of shirker in anglès

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A person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)

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Usage of shirker in anglès
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The core question at the ballot box is: Worker or shirker?
Jamaica Observer
2
I owe that much to Jimmy. Mark was not a shirker.
The cottage
3
Frewen took him up sharply: This man is no shirker, sir.
John Frewen, South Sea Whaler / 1904
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I called you a shirker, Bob, and ordered Helen to leave you alone.
The Girl from Keller's
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If you will just give me that chance, you'll find I'm no shirker.
The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
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The labor involved in such work was very great, but Washington was no shirker.
George Washington: Farmer / Being an Account of His Home Life an...
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Nor was there a shirker among the men-and all because the leader was Forrest.
A Little Union Scout
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You were faithful and I no better than a shirker.
Deadham Hard: A Romance
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There is nothing that comes to the idler, or shirker.
A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga
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I am a shirker, a man who would be drummed out of any regiment.
The Half-Hearted
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But his code did not include such a shirker's refuge.
The Amazing Interlude
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There is no place for a shirker or a quitter in a real Unitarian church.
A Backward Glance at Eighty: Recollections & Comment
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The more he explained the more he would seem to them to be a shirker.
The Tree of Heaven
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Only that he was a shirker during the war.
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
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The world despises a shirker but honors a worker.
Camping For Boys
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He did; and he always said that Michael Pendean was a 'shirker' and a coward.
The Red Redmaynes
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