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malingerer
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ma·lin·ger
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məˈlɪŋ
gər
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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)
Related forms
ma·lin·ger·er,
noun
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malinger
(məˈlɪŋɡə)
—
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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