clock-watcher

noun

Definition of clock-watchernext
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  1. snail
  2. lingerer
  3. creeper
  4. slacker
  5. straggler
  6. laggard
  7. loiterer
  8. crawler
Noun
  • With construction, egg masses buried beneath sand may not survive, and dredging can also release pollutants, including heavy metals, that could affect the iconic snail.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
  • Several studies have found that snail mucus secretions can kill bacteria and prevent skin infections from worsening, especially when applied to wounds.
    — Laura Dorwart, Health, 22 July 2026
Definition of snail
Noun
  • Nakamura designs for lingerers.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of lingerer
Noun
  • Some are climbers or creepers, like euonymous (winter creeper).
    — Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 7 May 2026
  • This creeper has bluish-green foliage that turns reddish purple in winter and reaches 8-12 inches high with a spread of 6-8 feet.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of creeper
Noun
  • The slacker generation of latchkey kids has become the sandwich generation with a full house of both grandparents and children.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Inspired by the alien invasion genre and slacker hang out movies, the film is about a group of friends standing up against an alien invasion that threatens to swallow the whole world.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Definition of slacker
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  • On the streets below, vendors are hawking bootleg merchandise as stragglers from the festivities color the sidewalks with blue-and-orange jerseys and hats.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Saldaña, too, was at the party until the final stragglers began to head home.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of straggler
Noun
  • The General Electric breakup has created tremendous shareholder value, but GEHC is the laggard of the three entities.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • As a team, the 76ers for decades have been an laggard in the NBA.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of laggard
Noun
  • 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.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of loiterer
Noun
  • That could turn a creepy little crawler into a tool that helps save lives.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
  • Cloudflare’s new architecture allows content owners to set a minimum price and AI crawlers to set a maximum bid, and lets the magic of a two-sided marketplace take it from there.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of crawler
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“Clock-watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock-watcher. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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