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malinger

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məˈlɪŋgər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronuncation: IPA/məˈlɪŋgɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mə ling′gər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2021
ma•lin•ger /məˈlɪŋgɚ/USA pronunciation   v. [no object]
  1. to pretend illness, esp. in order to avoid duty or work.
ma•lin•ger•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2021
ma•lin•ger  (mə ling′gər),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
  • Gmc)
  • French malingre sickly, ailing, equivalent. to mal- mal- + Old French heingre haggard (perh.
  • 1810–20
ma•lin′ger•er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
malinger /məˈlɪŋɡə/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to pretend or exaggerate illness, esp to avoid work
Etymology: 19th Century: from French malingre sickly, perhaps from mal badly + Old French haingre feeble

maˈlingerer n
'malinger' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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