lead-swinger
noun
• a person who shirks their duty; an idler.
Origin:
early 20th century: from the phrase swing the lead.
swing the lead
• shirk one's duty; malinger.
Similar:
malinger,
pretend to be ill,
feign/fake illness,
pretend to be an invalid,
sham,
shirk,
skulk,
put it on,
skive,
goldbrick,
