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malingerer

/məˈlɪŋɡəɹə/

Meanings
noun
A person who malingers.

Examples :

"The boss suspected the employee was a malingerer because he frequently called in sick on Mondays. "
person character attitude

Related Words

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who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

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he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

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malingers verb

/məˈlɪŋɡərz/

To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.

"It is not uncommon on exam days for several students to malinger rather than prepare themselves."

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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

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frequently adverb

/ˈfɹiː.kwənt.li/

At frequent intervals.

"This question arises frequently."

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person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

An individual; usually a human being.

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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sick noun

/sɪk/

Sick people in general as a group.

"We have to cure the sick."

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boss noun

/bɑs/ /bɒs/ /bɔs/

A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

"My boss assigned me a new project at work. "

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employee noun

/(ˌ)ɪm-/

An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

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called verb

[kɔld]

(heading) To use one's voice.

"The teacher called out my name during attendance. "

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suspected verb

/səsˈpɛktɪd/

To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

"to suspect the presence of disease"