delayer

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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But the most recognizable style of loafer originated in Aurland, Norway, in 1930, when one Nils Gregoriussen Tveranger decided to combine the techniques of traditional Native American moccasin construction with the design of a simple shoe worn by local fisherman.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Keep scrolling for more of Amazon’s most comfortable shoes—including clogs, loafers, and slip-ons from $23.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Delayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delayer. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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