| noun | a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort |
| noun | an idle worthless person |
| noun | a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not |
| noun | anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless |
| verb | deprive of by deceit “He swindled me out of my inheritance” |
| verb | avoid (one's assigned duties) “The derelict soldier shirked his duties” |
| good-for-nothing | adjective | without merit |
| good-for-naught | adjective | without merit |
| victimization | noun | an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) |
| swindler | noun | a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud |
| swindle | noun | the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme |
| bunco | noun | a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property |
| defrauder | noun | a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud |
| scammer | noun | a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud |
| scam | noun | a fraudulent business scheme |
| gyp | noun | a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property |
| con | noun | a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property |
| shirker | noun | a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) |
| shirking | noun | the evasion of work or duty |
| goldbricking | noun | the evasion of work or duty |