What does slacker mean?
Definitions for slacker
ˈslæk ərslack·er
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Princeton's WordNet
slacker, shirkernoun
a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
Wiktionary
slackernoun
One who procrastinates or is lazy; compare slack off.
slackernoun
A person lacking a sense of direction in life; an underachiever.
slackernoun
A person who seeks to avoid military service.
slackernoun
A user of Slackware Linux, a type of application software.
Wikipedia
Slacker
A slacker is someone who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic.
ChatGPT
slacker
A slacker is generally defined as an individual who avoids task or does less work than they are capable of. They typically lack motivation or passion and prefer to exert minimal effort towards tasks or responsibilities. This term may refer to people who underperform at their work, school, daily chores or other obligations. The reasons behind their behavior can vary from laziness to lack of ambition or discipline.
Wikidata
Slacker
A slacker is a person who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic.
CrunchBase
Slacker
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Etymology and Origins
Slacker
An Eton term for one who never takes part in games; he cannot be coerced, and declines to exert himself in any way.
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Anagrams for slacker »
lackers
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of slacker in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of slacker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of slacker in a Sentence
He was a very determined guy. He wasn't a slacker. He was very generous. All that is definitely in his character.
The wartime flavor of this is huge. Slacker is what you called someone who wasn't supporting the wartime effort.
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