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

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

The distinction matters because some crawlers serve multiple purposes simultaneously. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 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

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

Both Index and Cloudflare’s offerings are trying to move beyond the binary choice of blocking AI crawlers or allowing free access. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026