An Indian and South Asian English term for a lazy person or shirker — someone who avoids work or dodges responsibilities. The word comes from Hindi and Urdu and is used freely in conversation across the subcontinent. It typically carries mild contempt and is used both seriously and with affectionate exasperation.
His mother called him a kaamchor whenever he left his chores for someone else to finish.
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(India) An idler or slacker.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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