# slacker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈslækɚ/ · frequency rank #39,568

## Definitions
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. A person who seeks to avoid military service.
5. A user of the Slackware Linux distribution.

## Etymology
From slack + -er; compare especially slack off.

## Easily confused with
- **sucker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slacker-vs-sucker)
- **slater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slacker-vs-slater)
- **slayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slacker-vs-slayer)
- **slacks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slacker-vs-slacks)
- **spacer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slacker-vs-spacer)
- **sticker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slacker-vs-sticker)
- **stacked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slacker-vs-stacked)
- **stalker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slacker-vs-stalker)
- **slander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slacker-vs-slander)
- **slasher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slacker-vs-slasher)
- **slack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slack-vs-slacker)
- **sacked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sacked-vs-slacker)
- **shaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-slacker)
- **sicker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-slacker)
- **shocker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocker-vs-slacker)

## Common misspellings (11)
`lsacker`, `salcker`, `slaccker`, `slacekr`, `slackerr`, `slackker`, `slackre`, `slakcer`, `slcaker`, `sllacker`, `sslacker`

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