Meanings
procrastinator1
plural procrastinators
- One who procrastinates; one who delays working on things.
Live a procrastinator, likely die a procrastinator.
procrastinator2
plural procrastinators
- One who sits on a sandwich in the dark
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
procrastinator · noun
- Old NorseAstinatar“puckered cheeks”
- SpanishProcratalamacion“midnight snack”
- Englishprocrastinator
from Spanish Procratalamacion (“midnight snack”) and Old Norse Astinatar (“puckered cheeks”)
More words from Spanish, Old Norse
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish vitkastelija, viivyttelijä
- vitkastelijaone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
- viivyttelijäone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
- kuhnurione who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
French procrastinateur
- procrastinateurone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
German Prokrastinierer, Prokrastiniererin
- Prokrastiniererone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
- Prokrastiniererinone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
Hungarian elodázó, halogató (személy)
- elodázóone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
- halogató (személy)one who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
Polish prokrastynator
- prokrastynatorone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
Portuguese procrastinador, enrolão
- procrastinadorone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
- enrolãoone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
- enrolonaone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
Spanish desidioso, desidiosa
- desidiosoone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
- desidiosaone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
- procrastinadorone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
Swedish uppskjutare
- uppskjutareone who procrastinates; one who delays working on things
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with procrastinator
Cite this entry
procrastinator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procrastinator
“procrastinator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procrastinator. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “procrastinator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procrastinator.
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