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Definition of Shirkers
1. shirker [n] - See also: shirker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shirkers
Literary usage of Shirkers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Raemaekers' Cartoons: With Accompanying Notes by Well-Known English Writers by Louis Raemaekers (1916)
"No shirkers would be left if every subject of the Crown were taught to apprehend
the significance of Henley's interrogation: What have I done for you, ..."
2. Raemaekers' Cartoons: With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers by Louis Raemaekers (1916)
"No shirkers would be left if every subject of the Crown were taught to apprehend
the significance of Henley's interrogation : What have I done for you, ..."
3. France Facing Germany: Speeches and Articles by Georges Clemenceau (1919)
"As TO shirkers Death is leaving terrible gaps. We must fill the empty places in
the ranks. Resolved on any sacrifice, the French cannot think of bargaining ..."
4. The British Millennial Harbinger by James Wallis, David King (1865)
"The workers listen to every call of duty—the shirkers shut their ears, ...
The workers seek opportunities to do good—the shirkers pass by on the other side, ..."
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