slacker
怠け者
解説 Definition
slacker は slack（怠ける、手を抜く）に -er が付いてできた名詞で、怠け者という意味です。仕事や勉強をまじめにしない人をくだけて批判的に言う語です。
A slacker is a person who habitually avoids work, effort, or responsibility. The word is informal and usually expresses criticism, especially when describing someone who does not contribute steadily at work, school, or in a group.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
slacker は slack「ゆるい、手を抜く」に「〜する人」の -er を付けた語です。張った綱が slack になるように努力の張りも緩んだ人、と結び付けます。call someone a slacker の形で、仕事や勉強を怠る人へのくだけた批判に使います。
Break slacker into slack plus -er. Slack can describe something loose rather than tight, and figuratively it can suggest reduced effort or attention. The suffix -er identifies a person, so a slacker is someone whose effort has gone “slack.” Picture a group project in which one member avoids steady work and misses deadlines. Common patterns include “call someone a slacker” and “He is not a slacker.” The word is informal and critical; lazy person is more transparent, while idler may sound more literary or old-fashioned.
例文
He is not a slacker; he works hard every day.
彼は怠け者ではなく、毎日一生懸命働いています。
The manager called no one a slacker during the meeting.
その管理者は会議中、誰のことも怠け者とは呼びませんでした。
A slacker may miss deadlines because they avoid steady work.
怠け者は地道な作業を避けるため、締め切りに遅れることがあります。
slacker の類義語・関連語
slacker の語源・成り立ち Etymology
slacker は slack『ゆるい・たるんだ』に、人を表す接尾辞 -er が付いた語です。slack は古英語 slæc『怠慢な、のろい』にさかのぼり、“張りがない”感覚から、努力や緊張がゆるんだ人、つまり怠け者を表すようになりました。関連語は slacken、slackness です。
Slacker was formed from slack and the agent suffix -er, literally identifying a person who slacks or fails to apply sufficient effort. Slack comes from Old English slæc, with senses including loose, slow, careless, or remiss. The physical idea of lacking tension developed naturally into the figurative idea of lacking energy or diligence. Related formations include slacken, meaning “make or become less tight,” and slackness, the state of being loose or insufficiently active.
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