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- [muh-ling-ger]
- /məˈlɪŋ gər/
- /məˈlɪŋ.ɡər/
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- [muh-ling-ger]
- /məˈlɪŋ gər/
Definitions of malingerer word
- verb without object malingerer to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc. 1
- noun malingerer A person who malingers. 1
- noun malingerer idle person faking illness 1
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Origin of malingerer
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
1810-20; < French malingre sickly, ailing, equivalent to mal- mal- + Old French heingre haggard (perhaps < Gmc)
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Parts of speech for Malingerer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
malingerer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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