plodder
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈplɒdər/
:
trabajador constante
- Listen, you're dealing with a plodder here.
Examples
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I am usually a planner and a plodder, but this one emerged, if you'll pardon the analogy, like a cat coughs up a hairball.
Fiction book (1994) -
He describes himself, quite unfairly, I think, as a plodder.
Fiction book (2002) -
"You wouldn't have a job like this if you were just a plodder," she said.
Fiction book (1997) -
That's the advantage of a plodder.
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He finally felt that the folks who thought he was just a plodder had been taught an exquisite lesson.
Fiction book (1993) -
Alex Cross and the other dreary plodders were getting too close to him.
Fiction book (1995) -
Best left to us humble planners and plodders, eh?
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I'm an undereducated plodder.
Fiction book (1992) -
They are plodders.
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Despite the challenges, she persevered like a true plodder, steady and focused on her goals.
Synonyms
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8.1
A person who does hard, dull, repetitive work
A person who keeps working for long hours at boring tasks
A person who works quietly and steadily without seeking praise
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Plodder comes from the simple verb plod, which likely copies the dull sound of heavy steps, and the ending -er meaning 'one who'. A helpful way to remember it is that a plodder works slowly and steadily, moving through tasks like someone taking slow, steady steps.