Synonyms of plodder

plodder

noun

as in snail

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others

the guide halted the tour group so that the plodders who had fallen behind could catch up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plodder

Housing market suffers historic reversion to the mean Formerly sizzling metro areas have gone cold, and the unsexy plodders are back in vogue. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026

As for any ribbing that his head coach gives him for being an old plodder back, Hammond laughed it off. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2025