plodder

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.

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[Perhaps imitative.]

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plodder n.

plodding·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plodder - someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner slogger, trudger pedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot
	2.	plodder - someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours slogger drudge, hack, hacker - one who works hard at boring tasks
	3.	plodder - someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke, drone - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

Translations

plodder [ˈplɔdəʳ] n → trabajador(a) diligente pero lento/a

plodder [ˈplɔdəʳ] n → bûcheur/euse

plodder [ˈplɔdəʳ] (pej) n (= slow worker) → zäher Arbeiter m, zähe Arbeiterin f

plodder [ˈplɔdəʳ] n → sgobbone m