# skiver

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskaɪvə/

## Definitions
1. A slacker.
2. A truant; one who is absent without permission, especially from school.

## Etymology
From skive (“play truant”) + -er. Probably from French esquiver (“slink away”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skiver