What part of speech is slacker?

Slacker can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. slacker is a noun, singular of slackers.
  • 2. slacker is an adjective, comparative of slack.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

What does slacker mean?

Definitions

Adjective

slack - flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"
slack - not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
slack - lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"

Noun

slacker - a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)

Examples of slacker

#   Sentence  
1. noun Slacktivism is a portmanteau formed out of the words slacker and activism.
2. noun He's a slacker.
3. noun She's a slacker.
4. noun Tom is a slacker.
5. noun You are a big slacker.
6. noun He failed the exam because he's a slacker.
7. noun I'm not a slacker, I just like to rest before I get tired.
8. noun You're not going to get anything out of this slacker.
9. noun Tom called me a slacker.
10. noun I don't want to marry a slacker.
11. noun He took up the slack.
12. noun Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless.
13. noun A gradual slack in output.
14. noun Cut him some slack, John. It's his first day on the job.
15. noun Let's cut Tom some slack.
16. verb Slack lime.
17. verb Slack the rope.
18. adj. Slack water.
19. adj. Slack and wrinkled skin.
20. adj. Slack sails.
21. adj. A slack rope.
22. adj. Slack in maintaining discipline.
23. adj. He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
24. adj. An old Kabyle expression says: “O you, to whom I give slack to the rope, do not forget that I hold the other end."
Sentence  
noun
Slacktivism is a portmanteau formed out of the words slacker and activism.
He's a slacker.
She's a slacker.
Tom is a slacker.
You are a big slacker.
He failed the exam because he's a slacker.
I'm not a slacker, I just like to rest before I get tired.
You're not going to get anything out of this slacker.
Tom called me a slacker.
I don't want to marry a slacker.
He took up the slack.
Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless.
A gradual slack in output.
Cut him some slack, John. It's his first day on the job.
Let's cut Tom some slack.
verb
Slack lime.
Slack the rope.
adj.
Slack water.
Slack and wrinkled skin.
Slack sails.
A slack rope.
Slack in maintaining discipline.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
An old Kabyle expression says: “O you, to whom I give slack to the rope, do not forget that I hold the other end."

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