Synonyms of crawlers

crawlers

noun

plural of crawler

as in snails

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others

he's always the crawler who makes everyone else late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snails
• stragglers
• lingerers
• draggers
• slugs
• loiterers
• dawdlers
• laggers
• plodders
• laggards
• slowpokes
• delayers
• dalliers
• latecomers
• idlers
• sluggards
• loafers
• lazybones
• loungers
• slouches
• procrastinators

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speedsters
• hustlers
• scramblers
• speeders
• rushers
• go-getters
• hurriers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crawlers

Many news organizations prevent such crawlers from going through their websites because the crawlers take content without bringing in revenue. — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

Dispose of Fall Decorations Seasonal decor like pumpkins and gourds also unintentionally invite an infestation of creepy crawlers. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026

The crawlers wander about the plants for a short period of time and then begin to feed and create a waxy covering. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Giant sectionals gave space for everyone to sit in the first floor living room, with plenty of floor space for crawlers and new walkers to safely explore. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026

The design and tech company Mixfont has created Decoy Font, which promises to hide your text from AI crawlers. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Everyone took the Meta keyword tag seriously and the practice of utilizing ‘white text on a white background’ to hide hidden keywords was a legitimate tactic that webmasters would use to include keywords in their website for search engine crawlers. — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

The website security provider helps companies protect against AI crawlers. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Aug. 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