Hook and Malingerer

Hook

Hook noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

Malingerer and hook are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malingerer" instead a noun "Hook".

Nearby Words: hooked, hookup, hooker, hooking, hooky

Malingerer

Malingerer noun - Someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity.
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Synonyms for Malingerer

Hook and malingerer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hook" instead a noun "Malingerer".

Nearby Words: malinger, malingering

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Lovable Rogue Note artistic liberty here; the historical Private Hook was no malingerer, not in any way a disciplinary problem, and fought even more bravely in the battle than the film portrays him as doing.
    Source: Lovable Rogue
  • Heroic Bystander Pvt. Henry Hook in Zulu does this, going from malingerer to badass.
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