Definitions for malingerer
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ma•lin•germəˈlɪŋ gər(v.i.)
to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk duty or work.
Origin of malinger:
1810–20; < F malingre sickly =mal-mal - + OF heingre haggard
ma•lin′ger•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
malingerer, skulker, shammer(noun)
someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
Wiktionary
malingerer(Noun)
A person who malingers.
Webster Dictionary
Malingerer(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
Translations for malingerer
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
malingerer(noun)
to pretend to be unwell eg in order to avoid work
He says he's ill, but I think he's just malingering.
- persoon wat maak of hy siek isAfrikaans
- مُتَمارِضArabic
- симулантBulgarian
- aquele que se finge de doentePortuguese (BR)
- simulant, -kaCzech
- der DrückebergerGerman
- pjækkerDanish
- ψευτοάρρωστος, κοπανατζήςGreek
- enfermo fingidoSpanish
- simulantEstonian
- تمارض گرFarsi
- sairaaksi tekeytyjäFinnish
- tire-au-flancFrench
- מִתחַלֶהHebrew
- कामचोर, मिथ्या रोगीHindi
- simulantCroatian
- lógós, szimulánsHungarian
- orang yang pura-puraIndonesian
- skrópariIcelandic
- (chi si dà malato)Italian
- 仮病使いJapanese
- 꾀병Korean
- simuliantasLithuanian
- simulantsLatvian
- orang yang pura-pura sakitMalay
- simulantDutch
- en som er skulkesykNorwegian
- symulantPolish
- تمارض گرPersian
- ځان مريض ښكاره كولPashto
- mandriãoPortuguese
- bolnav prefăcutRomanian
- симулянтRussian
- simulant, -kaSlovak
- simulantSlovenian
- koji zabušavaSerbian
- simulantSwedish
- คนแกล้งป่วยThai
- hastalık taslayanTurkish
- 裝病的人Chinese (Trad.)
- симулянтUkrainian
- بہانہ باز فراریUrdu
- người giả vờ ốm để trốn việcVietnamese
- 装病者Chinese (Simp.)
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