English > dawdler: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind. |
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Synonyms | drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke |
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Narrower | loiterer, lingerer | someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place |
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plodder, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, slowcoach | someone who moves slowly |
putterer, potterer | A person who putters about |
straggler, strayer | someone who strays or falls behind |
Broader | idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum | person who does no work |
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Spanish | ocioso |
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Catalan | dròpol, mandra, matapà, ociós |
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Verbs | dawdle | take one's time |
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dawdle | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. |
dawdle | waste time |