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单词 malingerer
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Definition of malingerer in English:

malingerer

noun məˈlɪŋɡ(ə)rəməˈlɪŋɡərər
  • A person who malingers; a shirker.

    the doctor said my son was a malingerer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, recent research reported that we have become a nation of malingerers, with nearly six million of us too sick to work.
    • It is interesting that the latter diagnosis was given by a doctor who told you it was a condition dreamed up by malingerers.
    • Other states, like New York, have created an entirely state-funded duplicate of welfare for the malingerers.
    • I feel like a malingerer without a cause to point to.
    • Of the nine, a number were malingerers who the manager was having difficulty motivating.
    Synonyms
    shirker, slacker, idler, layabout
    British informal skiver, lead-swinger
    North American informal gold brick

Rhymes

lingerer
 
 

Definition of malingerer in US English:

malingerer

nounməˈlɪŋɡərərməˈliNGɡərər
  • A person who malingers.

    the doctor said my son was a malingerer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I feel like a malingerer without a cause to point to.
    • However, recent research reported that we have become a nation of malingerers, with nearly six million of us too sick to work.
    • Other states, like New York, have created an entirely state-funded duplicate of welfare for the malingerers.
    • It is interesting that the latter diagnosis was given by a doctor who told you it was a condition dreamed up by malingerers.
    • Of the nine, a number were malingerers who the manager was having difficulty motivating.
    Synonyms
    shirker, slacker, idler, layabout
 
 
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