slacker

/ˈslækə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈslækər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsla-kər/ (ame, mw)

slacker — noun

  • slackersingular
  • slackersplural

1. someone who keeps away from jobs they should do and lets other people carry the

1.名詞B2
釋義

someone who keeps away from jobs they should do and lets other people carry the load instead

例句

Mira called her brother a slacker because he never helped clean the kitchen.

informal insult aimed at someone who avoids chores

The new manager warned that slackers would be the first to lose their jobs.

plural form: slackers as a group

同義詞
  • shirker

    more formal; stresses dodging a specific duty

  • idler

    literary; someone who simply stays inactive, less blaming than 'slacker'

  • loafer

    informal; someone who wastes time, often outdoors or in public

反義詞

用法筆記

Informal and disapproving — calling someone a slacker says they could do the work but choose not to, so it sounds like an accusation rather than a neutral label.

常見錯誤

❌My old computer is a slacker.
✅My old computer is slow.
💡'slacker' describes a lazy person, not a slow machine or object.