Sentences

malingerer in a sentence

n.

Definition

MALINGERER (noun): a person who pretends to be ill or incapacitated in order to avoid work or duty.

Sample Sentences

  1. The manager suspected that Tom was a malingerer after he frequently called in sick on Mondays.
  2. In the military, a malingerer can face serious consequences for pretending to be unfit for duty.
  3. Her reputation as a malingerer made her coworkers reluctant to cover for her when she needed time off.
  4. During the investigation, they discovered that the employee had been a malingerer for years, exploiting the system.
  5. The teacher was frustrated by the malingerer in her class who always claimed to be too ill to complete assignments.

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