MALINGERER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

Synonyms:

malingerer; shammer; skulker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("malingerer" is a kind of...):

shirker; slacker (a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime))

Derivation:

malinger (avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill)

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