Definition of dawdler Dawdler

daw•dler

We found 4 definitions of dawdler from 4 different sources.

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What does dawdler mean?

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Noun

Plural: dawdlers

dawdler - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
  drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke
  do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
  lingerer, loiterer someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
  slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, plodder someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"
  potterer, putterer a person who putters about
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  • dawdler (n.)
    One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler.

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