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How to Pronounce "malingerers"

word

məˈlɪŋɡɚɚz
muh-LING-gur-urz
mɐlˈɪŋɡəɹəz
muh-LING-guh-ruz

Definition

People who pretend to be sick or injured, especially to avoid work or responsibility.

IPA Transcription

American English

məˈlɪŋɡɚɚz

British English

mɐlˈɪŋɡəɹəz

Simplified Pronunciation

US

muh-LING-gur-urz

UK

muh-LING-guh-ruz

Listen in Context

The manager warned the malingerers in the office to stop pretending to be sick.

Some students are known to be malingerers to skip difficult tests.

Hospitals sometimes struggle to identify real patients from malingerers.

You can always spot malingerers—they're never sick when there's a party.