Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dawdler
1 sense of dawdler
Sense 1
dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke -- (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)
=> idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum -- (person who does no work; "a lazy bum")