boondoggler
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boondoggler — noun see boondoggle … New Collegiate Dictionary
boondoggler — See boondoggle. * * * … Universalium
boondoggler — n. one who engages in an unproductive activity … English contemporary dictionary
boondoggler — boon·dog·gler … English syllables
boondoggler — noun see boondoggle II … Useful english dictionary
boondoggle — boondoggler, n. /boohn dog euhl, daw geuhl/, n., v., boondoggled, boondoggling. n. 1. a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout. 2. work of little or no value … Universalium
boondoggle — noun Etymology: coined by Robert H. Link died 1957 American scoutmaster Date: 1929 1. a braided cord worn by Boy Scouts as a neckerchief slide, hatband, or ornament 2. a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
goldbrick — n Informal. shirker, shirk, Sl. goof off, dodger, malingerer, Inf. boondoggler, Sl. sleaze; loafer, idler, do nothing, faine ant, drone, Inf. bum … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
malingerer — n shirker, shirk, Brit. skulker, soldier, Inf. goldbricker, clock watcher, Sl. goof off, Inf. boondoggler; slacker, procrastinator, idler, loafer, faindant, trifler, Micawber; avoider, evader, deserter, absconder; truant, absentee, dodger,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
shirker — n shirk, malingerer, Brit. skulker, Brit. Si. scrimshanker, Inf. soldier, Inf. goldbricker, Brit. Sl. skiver, clock watcher, Sl. goof off, Inf. boondoggler; slacker, procrastinator, idler, layabout, loafer, faindant, trifler, Micawber; avoider,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
