malingerer
Example Sentences
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These patients are often dismissed as malingerers or as suffering from a psychosomatic condition—and so it still is with long COVID.
From Scientific American
Experts have said Army culture breeds the belief that missing soldiers are malingerers or cowards, which makes finding them a low priority.
From Washington Post
Experts have said Army culture breeds belief that missing soldiers are malingerers or cowards, which makes finding them a low priority.
From Seattle Times
When the Lakers brought back Howard before the season, this space ripped them for embracing a historically selfish malingerer.
From Los Angeles Times
Then, in our post-coronavirus world, the people we elect to make laws should stop treating these workers like slackers and malingerers and start treating them with the respect every Floridian deserves.
From Washington Times
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