Malingerer 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.
... Making a Living (story) Ten Suggestions (essay) The Malingerer (poem) Genius, Domestic and Maternal, part I (essay) Prisoners (sketch) May Leaves (poem) What Diantha Did (serial fiction) The Room At The Top (poem) Our Androcentric Culture; or, The Man-Made World (serial ... — The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) • Charlotte Perkins Gilman