Noun: skulker skúl-ku(r)
- Someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
"The sergeant suspected the soldier was a skulker";
- malingerer, shammer
- Someone waiting in concealment
"The skulker hid in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to strike";
- lurker, lurcher [archaic]
Derived forms: skulkers
Type of: shirker, slacker [US, informal], waiter
Encyclopedia: Skulker