Malingerer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɐlˈɪŋɡɚɹɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mɐlˈɪŋɡəɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɐlˈɪŋɡəɹə/

4 syllables Say it as /mɐlˈɪŋɡɚɹɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shammer skulker

Word Forms

malinger	verb	avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
skulk	verb	avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
sham	verb	make a pretence of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Simulant

jemand, der sich seiner Pflicht entzieht, indem er Krankheit oder Unfähigkeit vortäuscht

🇫🇷French

faux malade

quelqu'un qui se soustrait à son devoir en feignant une maladie ou une incapacité

🇪🇸Spanish

enfermo fingido

alguien que elude su deber fingiendo enfermedad o incapacidad

🇳🇱Dutch

nabootser

iemand die zich aan zijn plicht onttrekt door ziekte of onvermogen te veinzen

🇵🇹Portuguese

fingidor

alguém que se esquiva do seu dever fingindo doença ou incapacidade

🇷🇺Russian

симулянт

кто-то уклоняется от своих обязанностей, симулируя болезнь или недееспособность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपवादक

कोई व्यक्ति बीमारी या अक्षमता का बहाना बनाकर अपने कर्तव्य से भाग रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিদ্বেষকারী

কেউ অসুস্থতা বা অক্ষমতার ভান করে তাদের দায়িত্ব এড়িয়ে যাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

மாலிங்கர்

யாரோ ஒருவர் நோய் அல்லது இயலாமையைப் போலியாகக் காட்டி தங்கள் கடமையைத் தட்டிக் கழிக்கிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుర్మార్గుడు

ఎవరైనా అనారోగ్యం లేదా అసమర్థత చూపించడం ద్వారా తమ బాధ్యతను విస్మరిస్తున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

बदनामी करणारा

आजारपण किंवा असमर्थता दाखवून कोणीतरी आपले कर्तव्य टाळत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂષિત કરનાર

કોઈ બીમારી અથવા અસમર્થતાનો ઢોંગ કરીને તેમની ફરજથી દૂર રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾಲಿಂಗೆರ್

ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರ್ಪಡಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ತಮ್ಮ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವನ್ನು ನುಣುಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുരുപയോഗം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ

അസുഖമോ കഴിവില്ലായ്മയോ നടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ആരെങ്കിലും അവരുടെ കടമയിൽ നിന്ന് ഒഴിഞ്ഞുമാറുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਦਾ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਡਿਊਟੀ ਤੋਂ ਭੱਜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدتمیزی کرنے والا

کوئی بیماری یا نااہلی کا بہانہ بنا کر اپنے فرض سے کنارہ کشی کر رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

装病者

某人通过假装生病或丧失工作能力来逃避责任

🇯🇵Japanese

詐欺師

病気または無能力を装って義務を回避する人

🇰🇷Korean

악의적인 사람

질병이나 무능력을 가장하여 직무를 회피하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người nói xấu

ai đó trốn tránh nhiệm vụ của mình bằng cách giả vờ ốm đau hoặc mất năng lực

🇹🇭Thai

คนร้าย

บุคคลที่ละทิ้งหน้าที่โดยแสร้งทำเป็นป่วยหรือไร้ความสามารถ

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang yang berpura-pura sakit

seseorang melalaikan tugasnya dengan berpura-pura sakit atau tidak mampu

🇲🇾Malay

pemancing

seseorang yang meninggalkan kewajipan mereka dengan berpura-pura sakit atau tidak berupaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متمارض

شخص يتهرب من واجبه بالتظاهر بالمرض أو العجز

🇮🇷Persian

بدخواه

کسی که با تظاهر به بیماری یا ناتوانی از انجام وظیفه شانه خالی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

numara yapan kimse

hastalık ya da iş göremezlik numarası yaparak görevinden kaçan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתחַלֶה

מישהו שמתנער מחובתו על ידי העמדת פנים של מחלה או חוסר יכולת

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'malingerer'?

The primary meaning of 'malingerer' is 'someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'malingerer' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'malingerer' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'malingerer' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'malingerer' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'malingerer' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'malingerer' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'malingerer' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'malingerer' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'malingerer' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'malingerer' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted