Визначення слова «backslider» мовою англійська

noun

1. A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.

   • She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.

2. (Ireland) One who will not do his work or shoulder his responsibilities.