Definitions for dawdler
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
daw•dle*ˈdɔd l(v.)-dled, -dling.
(v.i.)to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter.
to saunter.
(v.t.)to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usu. fol. by away):
We dawdled away the whole morning.
* Syn: See loiter.
Origin of dawdle:
1650–60; var. of daddle to toddle
daw′dler(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke(noun)
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Wiktionary
dawdler(Noun)
a person who dawdles or idles
Webster Dictionary
Dawdler(noun)
one who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler
Translations for dawdler
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- draaikous, drentelaarAfrikaans
- مُتَسَكِّع، مُتَباطِئArabic
- човек, който се туткаBulgarian
- enroladorPortuguese (BR)
- flákač, loudaCzech
- der TrödlerGerman
- smølerDanish
- χασομέρηςGreek
- lentoSpanish
- venimusEstonian
- فس فسو؛ وقت تلف کنFarsi
- vitkastelijaFinnish
- flâneur/-euseFrench
- בַּטלַןHebrew
- समय गंवाने वालाHindi
- danguba, besposličarCroatian
- piszmogó (ember)Hungarian
- pengulur waktuIndonesian
- hangsariIcelandic
- fannulloneItalian
- のろまJapanese
- 게으름쟁이Korean
- gaišlysLithuanian
- slaistsLatvian
- pelekaMalay
- treuzelaarDutch
- somlekoppNorwegian
- guzdrałaPolish
- فس فسو؛ وقت تلف کنPersian
- تیرولPashto
- madraçoPortuguese
- gură-cascăRomanian
- копушаRussian
- zaháľačSlovak
- lenuhSlovenian
- dangubaSerbian
- sölkorvSwedish
- คนที่ชักช้าร่ำไรThai
- ağırdan alan / oyalanan kimseTurkish
- 懶漢，游手好閒的人Chinese (Trad.)
- ледар, неробаUkrainian
- کاہلUrdu
- người hay la càVietnamese
- 懒汉，游手好闲的人Chinese (Simp.)
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