as in snail
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
she yelled at the loiterers at the end of the line to hurry up
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Recent Examples of loiterer
Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loiterer
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About 20 races took place at Folsom City Lions Park, with up to nine snails per heat climbing one-foot poles; Mayor Justin Raithel motivated his snail with lettuce and made the semifinals before finishing fourth.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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And cyclists, bus drivers, walkers and the motoring public need to have a head on a swivel paired with the calmness of a snail around such intersections — a lot could be going on.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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“Loiterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loiterer. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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