1. (

• goldbrick ,

) a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort ;

2. (

• goldbrick ,
• goof-off ,
• ne'er-do-well ,
• good-for-nothing ,
• no-account ,
• good-for-naught

) an idle worthless person ;

3. (

• goldbrick

) a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not ;

4. (

• goldbrick

) anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless ;

1. (

• victimize ,
• swindle ,
• rook ,
• goldbrick ,
• nobble ,
• diddle ,
• bunco ,
• defraud ,
• scam ,
• mulct ,
• hornswoggle ,
• short-change ,
• con

) deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; ;

2. (

• fiddle ,
• shirk ,
• shrink_from ,
• goldbrick

) avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" ;