slacker

[ slak-er ]

noun

1. a person who evades their duty or work; shirker.

   Synonyms: malingerer, laggard, dodger

2. an especially educated young person who is antimaterialistic, purposeless, apathetic, and usually works in a dead-end job.
3. a person who evades military service.

slacker

/ ˈslækə /

noun

1. a person who evades work or duty; shirker
2. informal.
   1. an educated young adult characterized by cynicism and apathy
   2. ( as modifier )

      slacker culture

Word History and Origins

Origin of slacker¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; slack ¹( def ) + -er ¹( def ); slacker def 2 popularized by the film Slackers (1991)

Example Sentences

It demonstrated the actor’s range, but Amos began to sour on the show as he felt the focus shifting to the low comic antics of Jimmie Walker as slacker son J.J.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the plot is just unnecessary padding, like Daniel’s girlfriend troubles and slacker mentality, spiking in an odd scene where he hysterically bemoans his own uselessness.

From New York Times

He also embodies what feels like a long-gone American independent scene of the 1990s, back when there was a functioning movie economy that could support left-of-center projects like his breakout, “Slacker.”

From Los Angeles Times

From his breakthrough “Slacker” to the more recent “Everybody Wants Some!!”

From Los Angeles Times

Prosecutors allege Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas - known as El Nini, or the Slacker - was a "lead assassin" working for the sons of drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán, better known as El Chapo.

From BBC