slacker

Questions about slacker

What does slacker mean?

slacker means "a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)".

How many syllables are in slacker?

slacker has 2 syllables: slac-ker. The stress falls on "slac". In IPA it is /ˈslækɚ/.

What is another word for slacker?

Close synonyms include shirker. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slacker a common word?

slacker is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.