malingerer
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“Ye’s lawyers called him a liar, a fraud, and a malingerer in court. His medical records, bank records, and personal family history were dissected, mocked, and vilified,” said attorney Ronald Zambrano in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Gudetama is a genderless, cartoon egg with a sad face and a shiny yellow butt; a burnout, a slacker, a malingerer, crushed under the weight of their own melancholy.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022
He thinks you’re telling him he’s a malingerer, you’re drowning in gross tissues, etc.
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2020
The Wizards’ woes without Nene have upset fans who believe that he is unreliable or even worse, a malingerer.
From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2013
I shall not argue this point further, but merely state that it is true I have not had experience with the detected and convicted malingerer in the jail and court-room.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.