Crossword clues for malingerer
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability.
Wiktionary
alt. A person who malingers. n. A person who malingers.
WordNet
Usage examples of "malingerer".
The resources of the professional malingerer are exceedingly varied, and testify to no small amount of cunning.
The movements of the digits are quite different from those attending any other disease, impossible to imitate even by the most skilful malingerer, and, if once seen, are not likely to be forgotten.
He had an almost psychic power to detect subterfuge, and to place a finger squarely on malingerers or lack-guts.
Men cleaned their rifles, burnished their buttons and closed them to the neck, stubbed out their cigarettes and trembled a little while Castelani rampaged through the camp at Chaldi, dealing out duties, ferreting out the malingerers and stiffening spines with the swishing cane in his right hand.
There were now many courtiers and officials, malingerers, who refused to take part in the approaching struggle and barricaded themselves inside their mansions.
In a moment he would rouse the duty petty officer and go to the messdecks and haul any malingerer out of his hammock, bedding and all.
Men cleaned their rifles, burnished their buttons and closed them to the neck, stubbed out their cigarettes and trembled a little while Castelani rampaged through the camp at Chaldi, dealing out duties, ferreting out the malingerers and stiffening spines with the swishing cane in his right hand.
There were now many courtiers and officials, malingerers, who refused to take part in the approaching struggle and barricaded themselves inside their mansions.
If we crack down on Aco and Numenius, that'll send a clear message to the other malingerers.