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plodder

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plod  (pld)
v. plod·ded, plod·ding, plods
v.intr.
1. To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge: "donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle round a gin" (D.H. Lawrence).
2. To work or act perseveringly or monotonously; drudge: plodding through a mountain of paperwork.
v.tr.
To trudge along or over.
n.
1. The act of moving or walking heavily and slowly.
2. The sound made by a heavy step.

[Perhaps imitative.]

plodder n.
plodding·ly adv.

plodder [ˈplɒdə]
n
a person who plods, esp one who works in a slow and persevering but uninspired manner
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plodderplodder - someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
pedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot
2.plodder - someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
drudge, hack, hacker - one who works hard at boring tasks
3.plodder - someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"
dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke, drone - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Translations
plodder [ˈplɒdər] nbûcheur/euse m/f
plodder
plodder [ˈplɒdəʳ] nsgobbone/a
plodder [ˈplɒdəʳ] nsgobbone/a


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He was a kind of plodder, though, good fellow as he was.
Here was Jane Andrews, that plain little plodder, engaged to a millionaire, while Anne, it seemed, was not yet bespoken by any one, rich or poor.
And others of them have said that he was an industrious plodder rather than an original thinker.
 
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