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Definition of "malingerer" [ma•lin•ger•er]

  • A person who malingers. (noun)

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Use "malingerer" in a sentence
  • "The word “malingerer” popped into his head, but he tried to put it out of his mind."
  • "In 11 seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jagr had won two Stanley Cups by the time he had turned 21 and he admittedly became spoiled with the trappings of super-stardom—earning him a reputation as a malingerer."
  • "Bill Shankly had little patience or sympathy for injured footballers and once called Chris Lawler a "malingerer" when a thigh strain in 1971 restricted the full-back to light training after he had made more than 300 appearances in succession for Liverpool."