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malingerer

noun

/məˈlɪŋɡərər/

Meaning

a person who pretends to be sick to avoid duty or work

The manager suspected that John was a malingerer.

shirker, dodger, pretender, faker

worker, performer

lazy malingerer, chronic malingerer, suspected malingerer

a container used for storing or carrying water

A person who lives alone and avoids other people; someone who lives a solitary life.

crystallized sugar formed into small pieces; rock candy made from sugar syrup

A large number or amount; a group or portion.

success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions

a place or system where goods and services are bought and sold