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Synonyms for dawdler


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dawd-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔd l

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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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