noun
- a person who is indecisive or hesitates excessively when making decisions
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Examples
- He's such a ditherer—it took him three weeks to choose a paint color for his bedroom.
- The committee was full of ditherers who couldn't agree on a budget.
- Don't be a ditherer; just make a decision and stick with it.
- She accused her boss of being a ditherer for constantly changing the project deadline.
- The ditherer spent so long weighing options that the sale ended before he could buy the house.
- In business, a ditherer often loses opportunities to more decisive competitors.