Select the correct spelling of a word meaning 'a person who avoids work or effort'.
Sluggard
The correct spelling is Sluggard — a noun meaning a habitually lazy person, one who is averse to work or exertion. The word ends in -ard, the same suffix seen in laggard, drunkard and coward.
The other options — Sluggerd, Sluggart, Slugerd — are not valid English spellings.
Hence the correct answer is Sluggard.
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