loiterers

noun

plural of loiterer
as in snails
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others she yelled at the loiterers at the end of the line to hurry up

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Recent Examples of loiterers Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
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  1. snails
  2. stragglers
  3. lingerers
Noun
  • Chicks, in particular, eat large quantities of high-protein insect larvae, beetles, flies, snails, spiders and ants.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The slime is highly valued as an anti-inflammatory and anti-aging ingredient in certain skin care products, and snails can secrete different kinds of mucus with properties tailored to specific functions.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of snails
Noun
  • On the streets below, vendors are hawking bootleg merchandise as stragglers from the festivities color the sidewalks with blue-and-orange jerseys and hats.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Saldaña, too, was at the party until the final stragglers began to head home.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of stragglers
Noun
  • Nakamura designs for lingerers.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of lingerers

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“Loiterers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loiterers. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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