staller
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈstɔːlər/
:
dilador
- Derek Staller
Examples
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The manager asked if anyone was a staller who would delay the approval of the new policy.
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Come on, Franklin, don't be a staller.
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At the meeting, Lisa was labeled a staller because she kept postponing the decision on the project.
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Everyone noticed that Jake was being a staller when he avoided answering the question directly.
Synonyms
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8.2
A person who delays or stops a group's progress on purpose
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4.6
A person who often puts off work until the last minute
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9.5
A person who wastes time and does not make decisions or take action
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7.4
A person who often waits until the last minute to do things
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7.1
A person who moves slowly and wastes time
A person who delays action to wait for a better moment
A person who often delays doing things or making decisions
A person who stops or delays other people's actions on purpose
A person who delays a decision by using formal rules
A person who refuses to answer questions and delays progress
A person who often delays tasks until the last minute
A person who wastes time by being slow to act or decide
A person who delays decisions and wastes time
A person who delays deciding because of fear or doubt
A person who delays choosing because they cannot make up their mind
Antonyms
How Delaying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Staller comes from the verb stall, which means 'to stop' or 'delay', like when a car stalls and stops moving. So a staller is a person who deliberately delays action or avoids making a decision.