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
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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.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loiterer
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Our party waited 10 minutes to be seated and was served wine shortly thereafter, but the food came out at a snail’s pace.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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The tide pools around Haystack and elsewhere along Cannon Beach are extraordinary, with colorful sea stars, anemones, crabs, snails, coral, sponges, and sea slugs.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Loiterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loiterer. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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