LOITERERS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

loiterers

noun

plural of loiterer

as in snails

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others she yelled at the loiterers at the end of the line to hurry up

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Recent Examples of loiterers 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

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Noun

There's a protective mucus that the snails use to seal themselves inside their shells in the winter.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
The lubricating substance allows snails to stick to the ground more easily and travel more smoothly.

— Laura Dorwart, Health, 22 July 2026

Definition of snails

Noun

On the streets below, vendors are hawking bootleg merchandise as stragglers from the festivities color the sidewalks with blue-and-orange jerseys and hats.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Saldaña, too, was at the party until the final stragglers began to head home.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Definition of stragglers

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