· a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

Hypernym(s): soldier, slacker, shirker

· an idle worthless person

Synonym(s): goof-off, ne%27er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naught

Hypernym(s): idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum

· a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not

Hypernym(s): block, cube

· anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

Hypernym(s): fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on

· deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";

Synonym(s): victimize, swindle, rook, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change, con

Hypernym(s): cheat, rip_off, chisel

· avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

Synonym(s): fiddle, shirk, shrink_from

Hypernym(s): avoid