Synonyms of loiterer

loiterer

noun

as in snail

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others

she yelled at the loiterers at the end of the line to hurry up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snail
• lingerer
• straggler
• dawdler
• plodder
• laggard
• crawler
• slowpoke
• slug
• dragger
• lagger
• delayer
• dallier
• idler
• loafer
• sluggard
• latecomer
• slouch
• lazybones
• procrastinator
• lounger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hustler
• speedster
• scrambler
• speeder
• rusher
• go-getter
• hurrier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loiterer

Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026