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- [dawd-l]
- /ˈdɔd l/
- /ˈdɔːdlə/
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- [dawd-l]
- /ˈdɔd l/
Definitions of dawdler word
- verb without object dawdler to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages! 1
- verb without object dawdler to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily; saunter. 1
- verb with object dawdler to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usually followed by away): He dawdled away the whole morning. 1
- noun dawdler A person who dawdles or idles. 1
- noun dawdler person who walks or acts slowly 1
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Origin of dawdler
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; variant of daddle to toddle
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Parts of speech for Dawdler
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dawdler popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dawdler usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dawdler
noun dawdler
- debtor — A debtor is a country, organization, or person who owes money.
- juvenile delinquent — a minor who cannot be controlled by parental authority and commits antisocial or criminal acts, as vandalism or violence.
- offender — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- hoodlum — a thug or gangster.
- felon — an acute and painful inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, usually near the nail: a form of whitlow.
Antonyms for dawdler
noun dawdler
- leader — a person or thing that leads.
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