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n.
  1. One who shirks work or responsibility: “In terms of their outlook on the future, slackers regard tomorrow with a studied cynicism or . . . don't even conceive of one” (Julie Caniglia).
  2. One who tries to evade military service in wartime; a draft dodger.

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WordNet: slacker
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who shirks their work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
  Synonym: shirker

 
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This article is about workshy people. For other uses, see Slackers (disambiguation)

The term slacker is commonly used to refer to a person who avoids work (especially British English), or (primarily in North American English) an educated person who is antimaterialistic and viewed as an underachiever.[1][2]

While use of the term slacker dates back to about 1790 or 1898 depending on the source, it gained some recognition during the British Gezira Scheme, when Sudanese labourers protested their relative powerlessness by working lethargically, a form of protest known as 'slacking'.[3] The term achieved a boost in popularity after its use in the films Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis, and Richard Linklater's Slacker.[1][4]

Some slackers are mentally stable, well adjusted people, and may actually be productive members of society [5]. Others may be suffering from clinical depression. The person may have suffered from psychological trauma that has resulted in their lack of motivation. For example, post traumatic stress disorder commonly causes individuals to behave as slackers. For the depressed individual, correct identification of the reasons behind their behaviour is the first step to them seeking treatment and recovering. It sometimes refers to a person who tries to evade military service in wartime[citation needed].

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References

  1. ^ a b "slacker". Random House, Inc.. 2006. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/slacker. 
  2. ^ Compact Oxford English Dictionary. "slacker". http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/slacker?view=get. 
  3. ^ V. Bernal, ‘Colonial Moral Economy and the Discipline of Development: The Gezira Scheme and ‘Modern’ Sudan’, Cultural Anthropology, Vol. 12, 1997, pp. 447–79.
  4. ^ "Online Etymology Dictionary, slack (adj.)". Douglas Harper. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=slacker&searchmode=none. 
  5. ^ The seven habits of highly effective slackers, Examiner.com


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Translations: Slacker
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - slapsvans, drivert, dovendidrik

Nederlands (Dutch)
lijntrekker, dienstweigeraar

Français (French)
n. - (gén) fainéant, tire-au-flanc

Deutsch (German)
n. - Faulenzer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακαμάτης, λουφαδόρος

Italiano (Italian)
scansafatiche

Português (Portuguese)
n. - indivíduo (m) que foge às suas obrigações, desertor (m)

Русский (Russian)
бездельник, прогульщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - holgazán, gandul, prófugo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - slöfock, latmask, skolkare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
懒惰虫, 逃避兵役者, 敷衍取巧者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 懶惰蟲, 逃避兵役者, 敷衍取巧者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 의무 태만자, 게으름뱅이, 병역 기피자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 怠け者, 兵役忌避者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألمتهرب من عمل أو واجب وبخاصه ألمتهرب من ألخدمه ألعسكريه زمن ألحرب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עצלן, שתמטן‬

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