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

That setup pulls in a fuller, more current picture than a basic crawler checking a handful of static URLs once a week. — Vaidotas Juknys, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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

That’s because it’s built to travel on roadways and bike lanes, leaving its fellow sidewalk crawlers in the dust. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 24 June 2026