malinger
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gər verb (used without object)
to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
Origin:
1810–20; < French malingre sickly, ailing, equivalent to mal- mal- + Old French heingre haggard (perhaps < Gmc)
1810–20; < French malingre sickly, ailing, equivalent to mal- mal- + Old French heingre haggard (perhaps < Gmc)
Related forms
ma·lin·ger·er, noun
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malinger (məˈlɪŋɡə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (intr) to pretend or exaggerate illness, esp to avoid work | |
| [C19: from French malingre sickly, perhaps from mal badly + Old French haingre feeble] | |
| ma'lingerer | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
malinger
1785 (implied in malingerer), from Fr. malingrer "to suffer," perhaps also "pretend to be ill," from malingre "ailing, sickly," possibly a blend of mingre "sickly, miserable" and malade "ill." Mingre is itself a blend of maigre "meager" + haingre "sick, haggard," possibly from Gmc. (cf. M.H.G. hager
"thin"). The sense evolution may be through notion of beggars with sham sores. Related: Malingerer; malingering.
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Medical Dictionary
malinger ma·lin·ger (mə-lĭng'gər)
v. ma·lin·gered, ma·lin·ger·ing, ma·lin·gers
To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.
ma·lin'ger·er n.
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Example sentences
It can malinger, it can move quite quickly, and it can move easily.
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