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malingerer

/məˈlɪŋ.ɡər.ər/

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noun

/məˈlɪŋ.ɡər.ər/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который притворяется больным или нетрудоспособным, чтобы избежать работы или обязанностей.

A noun referring to a person who pretends to be ill or incapacitated in order to avoid work or duty.

  1. Shirker by feigning illnessC1formal

    A person who pretends to be sick or incapacitated in order to avoid work or duty.

    ruСимулянт

    • The sergeant suspected the soldier was a malingerer and ordered a medical examination.
    • The company had to dismiss the employee who was a known malingerer.
    • He was labeled a malingerer after repeatedly calling in sick on Mondays.

    Synonymsfakergoldbrickpretendershirkersimulatorslacker

    Antonymsworker

Forms
  • malingerers plural form
  • malingerers' possessive plural form
  • malingerer's possessive singular form
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