Akademik

shirk

v. & n.
—v.tr. (also absol.) shrink from; avoid; get out of (duty, work, responsibility, fighting, etc.).
—n. a person who shirks.
Derivatives:
shirker n.
Etymology: obs. shirk (n.) sponger, perh. f. G Schurke scoundrel

Useful english dictionary. 2012.