procrastinator

noun

Definition of procrastinatornext
as in sluggard

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Recent Examples of procrastinator That’s not to suggest Friedman is a procrastinator. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 May 2026 So, consider this the procrastinator's ultimate gift guide. — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Dec. 2025 That's the price of being a procrastinator. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 That’s the price of being a procrastinator. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procrastinator
  1. sluggard
  2. slouch
  3. idler
Noun
  • Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 July 2019
  • Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
Definition of sluggard
Noun
  • Coincidentally, Hope and Possible Love are both on the South Korean Oscars shortlist, and though the former has the backing of International category heavyweight Neon, Possible Love comes from Netflix, no slouch either.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Softly structured with a hint of slouch, this is basically the blazer of my dreams.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of slouch
Noun
  • Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.
    — Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2023
  • This represents the loss of an idea of what the capital should represent, the removal of a place that was an idler’s haven.
    — Anandi Mishra, The Atlantic, 30 July 2022
Definition of idler

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