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Definition of Skulker
1. Noun. Someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity.
Generic synonyms: Shirker, Slacker
Derivative terms: Malinger, Sham, Sham, Skulk
2. Noun. Someone waiting in concealment.
Definition of Skulker
1. Noun. Agent noun of skulk; one who skulks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skulker
1. one that skulks [n -S] - See also: skulks
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skulker
Literary usage of Skulker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the by Robert Chambers (1832)
"Unlike some other pig-faced ladies, Miss skulker always dressed well, and
was 'courteous and kind in her way to all.' And the pamphlet ends by stating, ..."
2. The Web by Emerson Hough (1919)
"CHAPTER XII skulker CHASING Hunting Bad Men — Deserter-Catching in the Southern
Mountains — Tricks of the Slacker's Trade — Running Down Unwilling Patriots ..."
3. The Web by Emerson Hough (1919)
"CHAPTER XII skulker CHASING Hunting Bad Men — Deserter-Catching In the Southern
Mountains — Tricks of the Slacker's Trade — Running Down Unwilling Patriots ..."
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