Definition
dawdler
noun
- a person who moves or acts slowly; someone who wastes time or delays unnecessarily
Usage: informal; countable
Examples
- The teacher scolded the dawdler for arriving late to class again.
- Don't be such a dawdler—we need to leave in five minutes.
- He's a notorious dawdler who takes forever to get ready in the morning.
- The dawdlers at the back of the group slowed down the entire hiking trip.
- She accused her brother of being a dawdler whenever he took his time with chores.
- The project manager grew frustrated with the dawdlers on the team who missed every deadline.