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Noun
S:
(n)
goldbrick
(a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort)
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S:
(n)
soldier
(an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)
"the soldiers stood at attention"
S:
(n)
slacker
,
shirker
(a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime))
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
goldbrick
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goof-off
,
ne'er-do-well
,
good-for-nothing
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no-account
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good-for-naught
(an idle worthless person)
S:
(n)
goldbrick
(a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not)
S:
(n)
goldbrick
(anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless)
Verb
S:
(v)
victimize
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swindle
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rook
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goldbrick
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nobble
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diddle
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bunco
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defraud
,
scam
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mulct
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hornswoggle
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short-change
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con
(deprive of by deceit)
"He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";
S:
(v)
fiddle
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shirk
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shrink from
,
goldbrick
(avoid (one's assigned duties))
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
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full troponym
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S:
(v)
avoid
(refrain from doing something)
"She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"
S:
(v)
fiddle
,
shirk
,
shrink from
,
goldbrick
(avoid (one's assigned duties))
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
derivationally related form
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