Synonyms of crawler

crawler

noun

ˈkrȯ-lər 

as in snail

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others

he's always the crawler who makes everyone else late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snail
• slug
• dragger
• straggler
• lingerer
• dawdler
• plodder
• laggard
• loiterer
• slowpoke
• lagger
• delayer
• dallier
• idler
• loafer
• latecomer
• sluggard
• slouch
• lazybones
• lounger
• procrastinator

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speedster
• scrambler
• hustler
• speeder
• rusher
• go-getter
• hurrier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crawler

This may yield additional, creepier, and crawler results. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 June 2026

Sourcing marketers are focusing heavily on semantic modeling—ensuring their product catalogs, material certifications and white papers are clean, structured and easily digestible for AI crawlers. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 June 2026

For details on the DLR's work on rovers, crawlers & drones on Mars — the Valles Marineris Explorer project, visit the project's website. — Leonard David, Space.com, 31 May 2026

Last year, Cloudflare launched Pay Per Crawl in private beta, a product that lets publishers charge AI crawlers a flat per-request price across their domain. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026