malingerer - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'malingerer' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Malingerer

[ 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.

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