malinger
to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
Origin of malinger
1Other words from malinger
- ma·lin·ger·er, noun
Words Nearby malinger
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How to use malinger in a sentence
It was quick work; but Bowles had a college education—he had been only six hours a cowboy when he learned to malinger on the job.
Bat Wing Bowles | Dane CoolidgeOne, of course, can readily see with what facility an individual of the type under discussion could malinger mental symptoms.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry | Bernard GlueckNo man ever essayed to malinger or to shirk a duty to which he had been allotted by the doctor.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons | Henry Charles Mahoney"Sheep," who has been disposed to malinger, is the worst of the lot.
Adventures in Alaska | Samuel Hall Young
British Dictionary definitions for malinger
/ (məˈlɪŋɡə) /
(intr) to pretend or exaggerate illness, esp to avoid work
Origin of malinger
1Derived forms of malinger
- malingerer, noun
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