English Explanatory Dictionary

lead swinger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who "swings the lead"

Word forms

lead swinger lead swingers

Etymology

From lead + swinger. * A pre-First World War nautical term for an easy job aboard a ship, later adopted by Canadian soldiers to refer to those shirking their duties.

Synonyms

shirker malinger goldbricker
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