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malingerer |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: malingerer n : someone shirking their duty [syn: {skulker}]
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