skulker

• Nom désignant une personne qui se dérobe à ses devoirs ou obligations, souvent en feignant la maladie ou l'incapacité, ou qui se cache pour éviter le travail ou le danger, avec une connotation négative.

A noun referring to a person who avoids their responsibilities or duties, often by pretending to be ill or incapacitated, or someone who hides in concealment, typically with a negative connotation.

1. Duty shirkerC1informal

   A person who avoids their responsibilities or work, especially by pretending to be ill or incapacitated.

   tire-au-flanc

   • The manager caught the skulker hiding in the break room during the shift.
   • He was known as a skulker who always found an excuse to avoid hard labor.
   • The team's progress was slowed by a skulker who feigned a headache every afternoon.

   Synonymesdodgergoldbrickidlerloafermalingerershirkerslacker

   Antonymesdiligenthard workertoilerworker

2. LurkerC1formal

   A person who hides or waits in a concealed position, often with a secretive or malicious intent.

   Rôdeur caché

   • The skulker was spotted behind the bushes near the warehouse.
   • A skulker in the shadows watched the house all night.
   • The security guard reported a skulker near the restricted area.

   Synonymeslurkerprowlersneaksneaker