goldbricker en · NOUN
Etymology
From goldbrick + -er.
Meanings
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(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:
- (informal, rare) A cheater; a swindler.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goldbrickers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gold-bricker | alternative | lexicographic |