Synonyms

malingerer

[muh-ling-ger]

ma·lin·ger

[muh-ling-ger]
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)

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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