Meaning of DAWDLER
WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind |
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| Synonyms: | | drone, laggard, lagger, trailer |
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| See Also: | | bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, lingerer, loafer, loiterer, plodder, potterer, putterer, slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, straggler, strayer | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Daw"dler\, n.
One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a
trifler.
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| Related Terms: | | clock watcher, dallier, dawdle, diddler, dillydallier, dolittle, do-nothing, doodler, drone, faineant, foot-dragger, gentleman of leisure, goldbrick, goldbricker, goof-off, idler, laggard, lie-abed, lingerer, loafer, loiterer, loller, lotus-eater, lounger, lubber, mope, moper, plodder, potterer, procrastinator, putterer, sleepyhead, slouch, sloucher, slow goer, slowbelly, slow-foot, slowpoke, slug, sluggard, snail, stick-in-the-mud, time killer, time waster, tortoise, trifler, waiter on Providence |
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