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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delayer
Noun
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So, consider this the procrastinator's ultimate gift guide.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
18 Dec. 2025 -
That's the price of being a procrastinator.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Harper's BAZAAR,
19 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
19 July 2019
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Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2017
Noun
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Thanks to a balance of elegance and ease, the backless loafer signals a seasonal shift with less stomp, and more glide.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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For some, a flat loafer can feel boring.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Delayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delayer. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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