Synonyms for dawdler

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dawd-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔd l

Top 10 synonyms for dawdler

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Définition of dawdler

Origin : 1650s, perhaps a variant of daddle "to walk unsteadily." Perhaps influenced by daw, because the bird was regarded as sluggish and silly. Not in general use until c.1775. Related: Dawdled; dawdling.

As in laggard : noun straggler
As in slowpoke : noun laggard
As in sluggard : noun lazy person
As in dilly-dallier : noun laggard
As in lagger : noun laggard
As in lingerer : noun laggard
As in loiterer : noun laggard
As in procrastinator : noun laggard
As in straggler : noun laggard
As in tarrier : noun laggard
As in delinquent : noun criminal, often young
As in derelict : noun destitute or down-and-out person

Example sentences :

I am but a dawdler, a do-nothing, the butt and laughing-stock of all brave men.
Extract from : « Helmet of Navarre » by Bertha Runkle

He had been called a dawdler and a trifler and a do-nothing.
Extract from : « Under Handicap » by Jackson Gregory

And a weakling, a dawdler like himself, must reply to a hero like that!
Extract from : « The Torrent » by Vicente Blasco Ibaez

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