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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : muh-ling-ger |
| Phonetic Transcription : məˈlɪŋ gər |
Définition of malingerer
Origin :- 1820, from French malingrer "to suffer," perhaps also "pretend to be ill," from malingre "ailing, sickly" (13c.), of uncertain origin, possibly a blend of mingre "sickly, miserable" and malade "ill." Mingre is itself a blend of maigre "meager" + haingre "sick, haggard," possibly from Germanic (cf. Middle High German hager "thin"). The sense evolution may be through notion of beggars with sham sores. Related: Malingered; malingering; malingerer (1785).
- noun slacker
- He told me that I was a malingerer and that I should not see the doctor.
- Extract from : « Glimpses into the Abyss » by Mary Higgs
- But when it came to facing the physical hardships of the North he was a malingerer.
- Extract from : « The Yukon Trail » by William MacLeod Raine
- Anybody who was not a malingerer was voted a fool, an altruist.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Kimberley » by T. Phelan
- As it was not in Peter to be a malingerer he was left in peace, while we picked apples.
- Extract from : « The Story Girl » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Thoroughly squelched, the malingerer flushed, mumbled an apology and held out his hand.
- Extract from : « The Long Chance » by Peter B. Kyne
- One night there was a heavy snowfall, and in the morning Pike, the malingerer, did not appear.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Wild » by Jack London
- So in the same way hospital doctors will soon find out the malingerer.
- Extract from : « Wit and Wisdom of Lord Tredegar » by Godfrey Charles Morgan
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