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malingerer

[muh-ling-ger-er] / məˈlɪŋ gər ər /


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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

It’s possible your soon-to-be brother-in-law isn’t a malingerer or a manipulator but in genuine distress and without a useful diagnosis.

From Slate May 24, 2016

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

It was the same knee, and this time Henniker went to hospital and stayed there; and being no malingerer, his confinement was bitterly irksome and a hurt to his physical pride.

From The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories by Mary Hallock Foote




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