Malingerer

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  • n. A person who malingers.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who shams illness, especially for the purpose of shirking work or avoiding duty.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shirker    slacker   
    Cross Reference
    shirker   
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