skiver (redirected from skivers)

skiv·er  (skvr)

n.

1. One, such as a cutting tool, that skives.

2. A soft thin leather split off the outside of sheepskin and used for bookbinding.

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skiver¹

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) the tanned outer layer split from a skin

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) a person, tool, or machine that skives

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skiver²

n

Brit slang a person who persistently avoids work or responsibility

Thesaurus

skiver

noun (Brit. informal) slacker, loafer, idler, do-nothing, piker (Austral. & N.Z. slang), dodger, shirker, bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal), gold brick (U.S. slang), scrimshanker (Brit. military slang) He was a skiver and a thief.

Translations

skiver [ˈskaɪvəʳ] N (Brit) → gandul(a) m/f

skiver [ˈskaɪvə^r] n (British) → tire-au-flanc mf

skiver

n (Brit inf) → fauler Bruder (inf), → faule Schwester (inf)

skiver [ˈskaɪvəʳ] n (fam) → lavativo/a, scansafatiche m/f inv

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skiver [ˈskaɪvəʳ] n (fam) → lavativo/a, scansafatiche m/f inv