Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who shams illness, especially for the purpose of shirking work or avoiding duty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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 Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
malingers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
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Examples
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As a globe-trotting malingerer, I have always enjoyed returning from a jaunt abroad with fresh support for popular American stereotypes about foreigners.
French Twist: Meet Monsieur Nice Guy Joe Queenan 2011
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The word “malingerer” popped into his head, but he tried to put it out of his mind.
My First Abortion Con Chapman 2011
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In 11 seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jagr had won two Stanley Cups by the time he had turned 21 and he admittedly became spoiled with the trappings of super-stardom—earning him a reputation as a malingerer.
Why Didn't New York Keep Jagr? Mike Sielski 2011
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Bill Shankly had little patience or sympathy for injured footballers and once called Chris Lawler a "malingerer" when a thigh strain in 1971 restricted the full-back to light training after he had made more than 300 appearances in succession for Liverpool.
England's crocks could have helped the 'golden generation' to shine | Rob Bagchi 2011
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It made R. feel even more awful that he knew people suspected him of being a malingerer - the very last person you'd have had the right to accuse of being work-shy.
Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010
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I am not usually a hypochondriac, or a malingerer, I'm glad to say.
Worried Imogen 2009
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The Knicks -- the laughing stock, the abyss of the NBA -- got a new coach who cleaned house and courageously, in a principled manner benched the team's top malingerer, Stephon Marbury.
Dave Hollander: New York Sportswriters Missing Forest Through the Trees 2009
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They made him feel like a malingerer for complaining about his back pain, he says, and "they pretty much classified me as a dirt bag."
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Roy was, at best a malingerer, and a worst a party crasher.
3 oz. of liquid 2008
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So it was that a decorated war hero with two tours of combat duty becomes a malingerer and a braggert.
Refracted Reality 2008
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