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Malingerer: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Malingerer noun. Someone who pretends to be ill, or more ill than they are, to get out of work.
How to say it
muh-LING-guh-ruh/məˈlɪŋɡ(ə)rə/
4 syllables, stressed on the second (LING). Forms: malingering, malingerers.
Malingerer in a sentence
The sergeant was convinced that every man in the sick bay was a malingerer.
Her boss treated her migraines as the excuses of a malingerer.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- shirker
- skiver
- idler
Where malingerer comes from
From French malingre, sickly or weak.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Her boss treated her migraines as the excuses of a _____.
- malingerer
- Stakhanovite
- tenure
Show the answer
malingerer: Her boss treated her migraines as the excuses of a malingerer.