English / word
malingerer
noun C2MEANING IN ENGLISH
A person who feigns illness or incapacity in order to avoid work or duty.
In context
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The manager suspected that John was a malingerer.
Synonyms
shirker,dodger,slacker
Antonyms
diligent worker,hard worker,performer
Collocations
chronic malingerer,suspected malingerer,lazy malingerer