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dawdler

noun

1 dawdler

Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind.

synonyms: drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer.

is a specific kind of: bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer.

is a broader term that covers: lingerer, loiterer | plodder, slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud | potterer, putterer | straggler, strayer.

derivation: dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag | dally, dawdle | dawdle, linger | drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail | shack, trail | dilatory, laggard, pokey, poky.

Polish: guzdrała

Moby thesaurus: clock watcher, dallier, dawdle, diddler, dillydallier, do-nothing, dolittle, doodler, drone, faineant, foot-dragger, gentleman of leisure, goldbrick, goldbricker, goof-off, idler, laggard, lie-abed, lingerer, loafer ... show more.

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