slovo | definícia |
malingerer (encz) | malingerer,simulant n: Zdeněk Brož |
Malingerer (gcide) | Malingerer \Ma*lin"ger*er\, n. [F. malingre sickly, weakly,
prob. from mal ill + OF. heingre, haingre, thin, lean,
infirm, fr. L. aeger.]
In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who
induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his
duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by
pretending illness or inability.
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malingerer (wn) | malingerer
n 1: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or
incapacity [syn: malingerer, skulker, shammer] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Malingerer (gcide) | Malingerer \Ma*lin"ger*er\, n. [F. malingre sickly, weakly,
prob. from mal ill + OF. heingre, haingre, thin, lean,
infirm, fr. L. aeger.]
In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who
induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his
duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by
pretending illness or inability.
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