lingerer
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- noun
- /ˈlɪŋɡər/
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perdedor
- At first, we lingerers were half a dozen or more, then just our hosts and Roberta and I, sitting in deep patio chairs or on the low wall before the Mackalls' great sloping lawn.
Examples
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- Lingerer.
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During the busy lunch hour, she often found herself chatting with the linger who sat at the corner table.
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A lingerer still for the sunset hour.
Academic text (2017) -
- Fucking lingerer.
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It is so obvious to most of us when to stop beating a horse, but there are always a few lingerers who -- maybe because they're high on adrenaline -- continue to pound away well after the point of death.
Blog text (10) -
As the meeting dragged on, the linger kept stalling the discussion with irrelevant questions.
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The park was filled with people, but one linger remained on the bench, lost in thought.
Synonyms
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5.3
A person who stands or walks in a public place without a clear purpose
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A person who often rests and does very little
A person who spends time doing small, unimportant tasks slowly
A person who stays behind when others leave
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lingerer comes from the verb linger, which comes from an old word meaning 'to make long' or 'to stay longer'. The -er part means 'a person who', so a lingerer is someone who stays longer than needed.