Malingerer

[mə'lɪŋgərɚ]

Definition

(noun.) someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity.

Editor: Segre--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Typist: Richard