fidgeter
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈfɪdʒɪtər/
:
inquieto
- The classroom was filled with fidgeters who constantly tapped their pencils on the desks.
Examples
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I was grateful when a study came out a few years back saying that fidgeters tend to weigh less than non-fidgety counterparts.
Blog text (14) -
She was a fidgeter.
Fiction book (1997) -
As a fidgeter, he often found it hard to concentrate during long meetings.
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She is a fidgeter who can't sit still while waiting for her turn.
Synonyms
4
6.9
A person who plays with small things when nervous or bored
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7.0
A person, often a child, who cannot sit still and keeps moving
1
7.5
A person who cannot sit still and keeps wriggling
A person who cannot sit still and often moves or plays with things
A person, often a child, who cannot sit still and moves a lot
A person who moves their fingers or small objects without thinking
Antonyms
How Fidgety
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fidgeter comes from the verb fidget plus the ending -er, where -er means 'one who'. A helpful way to remember fidget is to imagine a small, nervous 'move' or little 'fit' you cannot stop, so a fidgeter is someone who moves restlessly or cannot stay still.