Hypertext Webster Gateway: "malingerer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Malingerer \Ma*lin"ger*er\, n. [F. malingre sickly, weakly,
prob. from mal ill + OF. heingre, haingre, thin, lean,
infirm, fr. L. aeger.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
malingerer
n : someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or
incapacity [syn: {skulker}, {shammer}]
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