GOLDBRICKER


Meaning of GOLDBRICKER in English

gold ‧ brick /ˈɡəʊldbrɪk $ ˈɡoʊld-/ BrE AmE ( also gold‧brick‧er /-brɪkə $ -ər/) noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: From a trick in which a brick is sold by pretending it is made of gold ]

American English informal someone who stays away from their work, especially by pretending that they are ill

—goldbrick verb [intransitive]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.