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The definition of a slacker is an unmotivated person who doesn't work very hard or who doesn't have a lot of ambition.

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A guy who sits around on the couch all day and does nothing productive is an example of a slacker.

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See slacker in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person who shirks work or duty
a person who evades military service in wartime
☆ Informal a young person, typically in his or her twenties, variously regarded as indolent, unambitious, alienated, apathetic, etc.

See slacker in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One who shirks work or responsibility: “In terms of their outlook on the future, slackers regard tomorrow with a studied cynicism or . . . don't even conceive of one” (Julie Caniglia).
One who tries to evade military service in wartime; a draft dodger.

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