Synonyms of slacker

slacker

noun

ˈsla-kər 

1

as in shirker

one who deliberately avoids work or duty

there will be no slackers tolerated in this group—anyone who doesn't do their share will get booted out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shirker
• goldbrick
• lingerer
• drone
• slug
• dropout
• loafer
• slouch
• sluggard
• lazybones
• idler
• malingerer
• quitter
• loiterer
• laggard
• dawdler
• slowpoke
• saunterer
• slugabed
• lounger
• dallier
• putterer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• powerhouse
• pistol
• live wire
• doer
• hustler
• hummer
• go-getter
• self-starter

2

as in bum

an idle worthless person

views the under-30 generation as a bunch of slackers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bum
• hobo
• no-account
• beggar
• derelict
• good-for-nothing
• do-nothing
• dodger
• no-good
• no-goodnik
• vagrant
• ne'er-do-well
• drifter
• tramp
• shirker
• vagabond
• transient
• roamer
• waif
• loafer
• slouch
• urchin
• lazybones
• sluggard
• ragamuffin
• panhandler
• pauper
• idler
• goldbrick
• down-and-out
• slug
• indigent
• down-and-outer
• drone
• sundowner
• gamine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• winner

Examples of slacker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At one point a trio of good-natured twenty-something slackers set up camp about 10 yards away from her little crew. —Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024

Its name is derived from the regional Visayan slang word for slacker. —Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 29 July 2024

Reynolds has nothing but love for his time as slacker med student Berg. —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 July 2024

In the 1990s, the company began marketing the drink to Gen Xers, back when the members of my generation were considered slackers and outsiders. —Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 July 2024