skirter
/ˈskɜrtər/
noun
- A person who avoids dealing with issues or responsibilities.
- He's a skirter who never gives a straight answer.
- The manager called him a skirter for always dodging difficult tasks.
- Don't be a skirter—face the problem head-on.
- A person or thing that moves along the edge or border of something.
- The skirter of the group stayed near the fence during the hike.
- The boat was a skirter, hugging the coastline.
- As a skirter, she preferred walking along the riverbank rather than through the woods.