goldbrick has definitions from the fields of work,military
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[ noun ] a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not

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block

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[ noun ] (work) an idle worthless person

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idler

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[ noun ] (military,work) a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

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soldier slacker

4
[ verb ] avoid (one's assigned duties)

Examples

"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

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[ verb ] deprive of by deceit

Examples

"He swindled me out of my inheritance" "She defrauded the customers who trusted her" "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

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[ noun ] anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

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fraud

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