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malingerer

noun (n)

  • someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    shammer, skulker
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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