Definition of PLODDER

plodder

Meanings

Plural: plodders

Noun

  • someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
  • someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
  • someone who moves slowly
  • One who plods.
  • A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.
  • A machine for extruding soap, margarine, etc. through a die plate so it can be cut into billets.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English plodder, equivalent to plod + -er.

Synonyms

slogger, slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, trudger

Scrabble Score: 11

plodder is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
plodder is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plodder is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

plodder is a valid Words With Friends word