Synonyms for dawdler
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dawd-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔd l |
Top 10 synonyms for dawdler Other synonyms for the word dawdler
- behind
- black sheep
- blackguard
- bum
- castaway
- culprit
- dallier
- dawdler
- deadbeat
- deadhead
- derelict
- desperado
- dilly-dallier
- dilly-dallyer
- do-nothing
- drifter
- drone
- evader
- fainéant
- fallen angel
- floater
- grifter
- hobo
- idler
- jailbird
- JD
- juvie
- lag
- laggard
- lagger
- lazybones
- lingerer
- loafer
- loiterer
- lounger
- malefactor
- miscreant
- ne'er-do-well
- neglecter
- no show
- outcast
- outlaw
- plodder
- poke
- procrastinator
- punk
- recreant
- renegade
- reprobate
- sinner
- skidrow bum
- slouch
- slow starter
- slowpoke
- slug
- sluggard
- snail
- stiff
- straggler
- stumblebum
- tarrier
- tramp
- vagabond
- young offender
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
- 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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