putterer
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈpʌtərər/
- Informal
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trasteador
- Every weekend, he becomes a putterer, casually arranging his tools and playing with his projects.
Examples
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He lives frugally enough and has enough in savings that he can do that and seems generally content to be a "putterer."
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On sunny afternoons, he enjoys being a putterer, tending to his garden and enjoying the fresh air.
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As a lifelong putterer, she finds joy in fixing small things around the house without any rush.
Synonyms
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7.6
A person who works slowly and avoids effort
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5.8
A person who avoids work and does very little
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7.6
A person who often avoids work and does very little
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7.0
A person who avoids work and does very little
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9.9
A person who wastes time and does no real work
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7.1
A person who moves slowly and wastes time
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5.8
A person who often rests and does very little
A person who spends time doing small, unimportant tasks slowly
A person who wastes time on small unimportant tasks instead of doing useful work
A person who wastes time or money on unimportant things
A person who moves slowly and wanders without purpose
A lazy person who avoids work, often a monk living in an abbey
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Putterer comes from the simple verb put ('to place' or move something a little) plus the ending -er ('a person who does'). So a putterer is someone who spends time doing small, slow jobs without hurry, moving from one little task to another.