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
The site attracted vandals and groups of as many as 40 loiterers at a time before its parking lot was fenced off.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loiterers
Noun
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The parasite’s usual life cycle involves infected rodents passing the larvae through their feces, which is then eaten by gastropods, such as snails and slugs, according to the study.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The parasite can cause severe neurological symptoms, with highest risk for those consuming raw freshwater crab, prawns, frogs, snails and unwashed produce.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The problem is that someone will be third and fourth and fifth, and those stragglers have raised huge amounts of equity and debt that is now oozing through the financial system.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Then came five Democratic stragglers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Loiterers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loiterers. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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