Synonyms for malingerer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : muh-ling-ger
Phonetic Transcription : məˈlɪŋ gər


Définition of malingerer

Origin :
  • 1820, from French malingrer "to suffer," perhaps also "pretend to be ill," from malingre "ailing, sickly" (13c.), of uncertain origin, possibly a blend of mingre "sickly, miserable" and malade "ill." Mingre is itself a blend of maigre "meager" + haingre "sick, haggard," possibly from Germanic (cf. Middle High German hager "thin"). The sense evolution may be through notion of beggars with sham sores. Related: Malingered; malingering; malingerer (1785).
  • noun slacker
Example sentences :
  • He told me that I was a malingerer and that I should not see the doctor.
  • Extract from : « Glimpses into the Abyss » by Mary Higgs
  • But when it came to facing the physical hardships of the North he was a malingerer.
  • Extract from : « The Yukon Trail » by William MacLeod Raine
  • Anybody who was not a malingerer was voted a fool, an altruist.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Kimberley » by T. Phelan
  • As it was not in Peter to be a malingerer he was left in peace, while we picked apples.
  • Extract from : « The Story Girl » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • Thoroughly squelched, the malingerer flushed, mumbled an apology and held out his hand.
  • Extract from : « The Long Chance » by Peter B. Kyne
  • One night there was a heavy snowfall, and in the morning Pike, the malingerer, did not appear.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Wild » by Jack London
  • So in the same way hospital doctors will soon find out the malingerer.
  • Extract from : « Wit and Wisdom of Lord Tredegar » by Godfrey Charles Morgan

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