PLODDER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who moves slowly

Example:

in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach

Synonyms:

plodder; slowcoach; slowpoke; stick-in-the-mud

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("plodder" is a kind of...):

dawdler; drone; laggard; lagger; poke; trailer (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)

Derivation:

plod (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud)

Meaning:

Someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

Synonyms:

plodder; slogger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("plodder" is a kind of...):

drudge; hack; hacker (one who works hard at boring tasks)

Derivation:

plod (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud)

Meaning:

Someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner

Synonyms:

plodder; slogger; trudger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("plodder" is a kind of...):

footer; pedestrian; walker (a person who travels by foot)

Derivation:

plod (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud)