ma‧lin‧ger /məˈlɪŋɡə $ -ər/
verb [intransitive usually in progressive][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: malingre 'sick', from Old French mal 'badly' + haingre 'thin, weak']
to avoid work by pretending to be ill:
He accused Frank of malingering.—malingerer noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲