Skulker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

someone waiting in concealment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈʌlkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈʌlkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈʌlkə/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈʌlkɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shammer lurker lurcher malingerer

Word Forms

malinger	verb	avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
skulk	verb	avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
sham	verb	make a pretence of
lurk	verb	wait in hiding to attack

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schleicher

jemand, der sich seiner Pflicht entzieht, indem er Krankheit oder Unfähigkeit vortäuscht

🇫🇷French

rôdeur

quelqu'un qui se soustrait à son devoir en feignant une maladie ou une incapacité

🇪🇸Spanish

merodeador

alguien que elude su deber fingiendo enfermedad o incapacidad

🇮🇹Italian

furtivo

qualcuno che si sottrae al proprio dovere fingendo malattia o incapacità

🇳🇱Dutch

sluimerend

iemand die zich aan zijn plicht onttrekt door ziekte of onvermogen te veinzen

🇵🇹Portuguese

espreitador

alguém que se esquiva do seu dever fingindo doença ou incapacidade

🇷🇺Russian

прячется

кто-то уклоняется от своих обязанностей, симулируя болезнь или недееспособность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्कुल्कर

कोई व्यक्ति बीमारी या अक्षमता का बहाना बनाकर अपने कर्तव्य से भाग रहा है

🇮🇳Tamil

sulker

யாரோ ஒருவர் நோய் அல்லது இயலாமையைப் போலியாகக் காட்டி தங்கள் கடமையைத் தட்டிக் கழிக்கிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కల్కర్

ఎవరైనా అనారోగ్యం లేదా అసమర్థత చూపించడం ద్వారా తమ బాధ్యతను విస్మరిస్తున్నారు

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕಲ್ಕರ್

ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರ್ಪಡಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ತಮ್ಮ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವನ್ನು ನುಣುಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鬼鬼祟祟的

某人通过假装生病或丧失工作能力来逃避责任

🇯🇵Japanese

不審者

病気または無能力を装って義務を回避する人

🇰🇷Korean

몰래

질병이나 무능력을 가장하여 직무를 회피하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ lẩn trốn

ai đó trốn tránh nhiệm vụ của mình bằng cách giả vờ ốm đau hoặc mất năng lực

🇹🇭Thai

นักเลง

บุคคลที่ละทิ้งหน้าที่โดยแสร้งทำเป็นป่วยหรือไร้ความสามารถ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penipu

seseorang melalaikan tugasnya dengan berpura-pura sakit atau tidak mampu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتخفي

شخص يتهرب من واجبه بالتظاهر بالمرض أو العجز

🇮🇷Persian

اسکولکر

کسی که با تظاهر به بیماری یا ناتوانی از انجام وظیفه شانه خالی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sinsi

hastalık ya da iş göremezlik numarası yaparak görevinden kaçan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

סקולקר

מישהו שמתנער מחובתו על ידי העמדת פנים של מחלה או חוסר יכולת

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The primary meaning of 'skulker' is 'someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity'.

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