Here's the idea I'm trying to convey: "He was by far the least proficient in his class."
Here's the sentence I want to use: "He was the (slacker) of the group." Except that "slacker" sounds a bit wrong for what I'm trying to say. Is there a better noun that would fit here?
Best Answer
"underachiever", "boat anchor", "doorstop" all have varying degrees of negativity and rudeness but what might also play a role in your choice of word, of course, is whether this person's performance has any affect on you and the class. If the person is just not trying and is lazy, as slacker implies, a derogatory word such as "gold bricker", "dead-beat", "goof-off", "loafer", "slouch", "sloth", "back-slider" or "lazybones" could also work. (per www.thesaurus.com)