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goldbricker

goldbricker noun: a lazy person; an idler.

Noun

goldbricker (plural goldbrickers)

  1. (US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
    • Before hearing the response from the Department of Education, it is worth making one point. Ms. Rabenau, Mr. Schneider and Mr. Knox offer no sense of being complainers or goldbrickers.2007 July 4, Samuel G. Freedman, “So Much Paperwork, So Little Time to Teach”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    goldbrick
  2. (informal, rare) A cheater; a swindler.

Synonyms of goldbricker

Forms of goldbricker

pluralgoldbrickers
alternative formgold-bricker

Origin of goldbricker

From goldbrick + -er.

Questions about goldbricker

What does goldbricker mean?
Goldbricker means a lazy person; an idler.
What part of speech is goldbricker?
Goldbricker is a noun.
What is the plural of goldbricker?
The plural of goldbricker is goldbrickers.

Words near goldbricker in the dictionary

  1. Goldblatt
  2. Goldblatts
  3. Goldbloom
  4. goldbrick
  5. goldbricked
  6. goldbricker
  7. goldbrickers
  8. goldbricking
  9. goldbricks
  10. goldbug
  11. goldbugs

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