slacker
/ˈslækɚ/noun, adjective
slacker is spelled S-L-A-C-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slacker means “One who procrastinates or is lazy; one who does not do their fair share or pull their own weight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slacker is slackers.
How many letters and syllables are in slacker?
| Letters | 7: S-L-A-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is slacker?
Slacker appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce slacker?
- US /ˈslækɚ/
Slacker has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slacker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with slacker?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as slacker from its last stressed vowel (/ækəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of slacker
- slackers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slacker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who procrastinates or is lazy; one who does not do their fair share or pull their own weight.
- 2
A person lacking a sense of direction in life; an underachiever.
- 3
A member of a certain 1990s subculture associated with Generation X.
- 4
USdatedA person who seeks to avoid military service.
- 5
rareslangA user of the Slackware Linux distribution.
adjective
- 1
Comparative form of slack: more slack.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slacker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense procrastinating or lazy person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paresseux, feignasse, tire-au-flanc, glandeur |
| German | Faulpelz |
| Portuguese | folgado, preguiçoso |
| Spanish | perezoso, holgazán, vago, huevón, haragán |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does slacker come from?
From slack + -er; compare especially slack off.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).