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malingerer
malingerer is a 10-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses
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- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
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