dawdler

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noun

A person who dawdles or idles.

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Meanings

noundawdler (plural dawdlers)

plural dawdlers

  1. A person who dawdles or idles.

    Synonyms: dawdle, idler

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who dawdles or idles.

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dawdleidler

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

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dronelaggardlaggertrailerpoke
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idlerloaferdo-nothing
Also see
bumdawdledogfuckerdo-nothingdosserdronefaineantflaneurhand-sitteridlerlaggardlaggerlallygagloiter-sacklounge lizardmoreporkpokepoopslugabedtrailertruantvideophilia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dawdle + -er.

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Translations

Latin cunctātor
  • cunctātorone who dawdles

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

waddler
Cite this entry
APA

dawdler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dawdler

MLA

“dawdler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dawdler. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dawdler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dawdler.

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