1. people who avoid work or responsibilities; shirkers
Usage: British informal
2. thin layers of leather split from a hide
Usage: technical; leatherworking

Examples

• The teacher was frustrated with the skivers who never completed their assignments.
• Management cracked down on skivers who took excessive sick days.
• The factory produces high-quality skivers for bookbinding.
• Leather skivers are used to make thin, flexible covers.
• Don’t be one of those skivers who disappears when there’s work to be done.
• The craftsman selected the finest skivers for the delicate repair work.