malingerer

malingerer
n.
A person who malingers.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


malingerer
in military law, a person who pretends to be ill or who deliberately injures himself, as by shooting himself in the foot, to render himself unfit for service or to delay return to service.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.

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  • 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; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • malingerer — [n] slacker dodger, goof off, idler, loafer, shirker; concept 412 …   New thesaurus

  • malingerer — malinger ma‧lin‧ger [məˈlɪŋgə ǁ ər] verb [intransitive] to avoid work by pretending to be ill: • We need to discourage employees from malingering but provide help for those who are genuinely sick. malingerer noun [countable] * * * malingerer UK… …   Financial and business terms

  • malingerer — malinger ► VERB ▪ exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work. DERIVATIVES malingerer noun. ORIGIN from French malingre weak, sickly …   English terms dictionary

  • malingerer — noun see malinger …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • malingerer — See malinger. * * * …   Universalium

  • malingerer — noun A person who malingers. Syn: goldbrick, one of his majestys bad bargains …   Wiktionary

  • malingerer — One who engages in malingering. * * * ma·lin·ger·er ər n an individual who malingers * * * ma·lin·ger·er (mə lingґər ər) [Fr. malingre sickly] an individual who is guilty of malingering …   Medical dictionary

  • malingerer — Synonyms and related words: blagueur, bluff, bluffer, bungler, charlatan, clock watcher, disregarder, dodger, eye servant, fake, faker, fourflusher, fraud, goldbrick, goldbricker, goof off, humbug, idler, ignorer, impersonator, impostor,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • malingerer — Canadian Slang Slang for a soldier who constantly uses the MIR to avoid work. See Sick, Lame and Lazy …   English dialects glossary

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