Loiterer
101drone — I n parasite, leech, sponger, Inf. sponge, Inf. deadbeat; do nothing, idler, fainéant, loafer, Inf. bum, sluggard, slugabed, lazybones; laggard, loiterer, lounger, lingerer, trifler, dawdler, dallier; daydreamer, lotus eater; shirker, goldbrick,… …
102idler — n loafer, lounger, loiterer, lazybones, sluggard, slugabed, sloth, dawdler, snail, laggard, slouch, lolle, Weary Willie; dreamer, lotus eater, castle builder; vagrant, drifter, tramp, beggar, Inf. bum, Brit. layabout, deadbeat, pike, piker, Inf.… …
103laggard — n 1. lagger, lingerer, loiterer, lounger, loller, dallier, trifler, dawdler; Inf. slowpoke, Sl. poke, snail, sluggard; do nothing, faineant, idler, drone, Inf. bum, Inf. lazybones, Sl. slugabed. adj 2. slow, Inf. poky, sluggish, backward; slow… …
104latecomer — n 1.Johnny come lately, late arrival, Inf. ten o clock scholar; procrastinator, cunctator, post poner, delayer; dallier, dawdler, idler, trifler, lingerer, loiterer; laggard, Inf. slow poke, Inf. poke, snail. 2. newcomer, arriviste, parvenu, Fr.… …
105lazybones — n Informal. lie abed, slugabed, Inf. lazyboots; Inf. lazylegs; idler, loafer, lounger, loller, faineant, do nothing, slouch, sluggard, Inf. goldbricker, Sl. goof off, Brit. Sl. skiver; laggard, loiterer, lingerer; dallier, dillydallier, dawdler,… …
106lie-abed — n slugabed, Inf. lazybones, Inf. lazyboots, Inf. lazylegs; idler, loafer, lounger, loller, do nothing, slouch, sluggard; shirker, Inf. goldbricker, Sl. goof off, Brit. Sl. skiver, Brit. Sl. scrimshanker; laggard, loiterer, lingerer, sleepy head;… …
107poke — v 1. push, butt, jab, dig, nudge, jog, punch; thrust, force, drive, stir, impel, goad, prod; jolt, jostle, elbow, shove. 2.Usu. poke out extend, project, protrude, overhang, beetle; stick out, shoot out, hang out. 3.Usu. poke into intrude, meddle …
108laggard — lag•gard [[t]ˈlæg ərd[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer 2) moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish • Etymology: 1695–1705; lag I+ ard lag′gard•ly, adj. adv. lag′gard•ness, n …
109loiter — /ˈlɔɪtə / (say loytuh) verb (i) 1. to linger idly or aimlessly in or about a place. 2. to move or go in a slow or lagging manner: to loiter along. 3. to waste time or dawdle over work, etc. {Middle English lotere, apparently frequentative of… …
110loiter — ► VERB ▪ stand around or move without apparent purpose. ● loiter with intent Cf. ↑loiter with intent DERIVATIVES loiterer noun. ORIGIN perhaps from Dutch loteren wag about …
