1. A soldier who performs their duties without proper care or effort
   "The sergeant reprimanded the goldbrick for his sloppy uniform"
    
2. An idle, lazy person who avoids work
   "The manager fired the goldbrick who was always slacking on the job";
   - goof-off [N. Amer, informal], ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account [N. Amer], good-for-nought
    
3. A brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
   "The con artist tried to sell goldbricks to unsuspecting tourists"
    
4. Anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
   "The investment turned out to be a goldbrick, leaving many investors penniless"

1. Avoid (one's assigned duties)
   "The derelict soldier goldbricked his duties";
   - fiddle, shirk
    
2. Deprive of by deceit
   "The contractor goldbricked us on the repairs";
   - swindle, rook, diddle [informal], bunco [N. Amer, informal], defraud, scam [informal], mulct, hornswoggle [N. Amer, informal], short-change, con [informal], ream [N. Amer, informal], grift [N. Amer, informal], bunko [N. Amer, informal], fleece [informal]

Derived forms: goldbricked, goldbricking, goldbricks

Type of: avoid, block, bum [N. Amer, informal], cheat, chisel [informal], cube, deadbeat [informal], do-nothing [informal], dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, idler, layabout [informal], loafer, pongo [Brit, informal], put-on [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], shirker, slacker [informal], soldier

Encyclopedia: Goldbrick