slacker, shirker
(noun) a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shirker (plural shirkers)
One who shirks a duty or responsibility.
One who is lazy.
• goldbrick (dated)
Source: Wiktionary
Shirk"er, n.
Definition: One who shirks. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
