skulker

• Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que se esquiva de suas obrigações ou responsabilidades, frequentemente fingindo doença ou incapacidade, ou alguém que se esconde para evitar trabalho ou confronto, geralmente com conotação negativa.

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.

   Enrolador

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdodgergoldbrickidlerloafermalingerershirkerslacker

   Antônimosdiligenthard workertoilerworker

2. LurkerC1formal

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

   Tocaiante

   • 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.

   Sinônimoslurkerprowlersneaksneaker