malingerer
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[muh-ling-ger] 
–verb (used without object)
| to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc. |
Origin:
1810–20; < F malingre sickly, ailing, equiv. to mal- mal- + OF heingre haggard (perh. < Gmc)
1810–20; < F malingre sickly, ailing, equiv. to mal- mal- + OF heingre haggard (perh. < Gmc)
Related forms:
ma⋅lin⋅ger⋅er, noun
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| ma·lin·ger (mə-lĭng'gər) intr.v. ma·lin·gered, ma·lin·ger·ing, ma·lin·gers To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work. [From French malingre, sickly.] ma·lin'ger·er n. |
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Malingerer
Ma*lin"ger*er\, n. [F. malingre sickly, weakly, prob. from mal ill + OF. heingre, haingre, thin, lean, infirm, fr. L. aeger.] In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability.
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Main Entry: ma·lin·ger·er
Pronunciation: -&r
Function: noun
: an individual who malingers
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