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sloucher

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slouch  (slouch)
v. slouched, slouch·ing, slouch·es
v.intr.
1. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture.
2. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.
v.tr.
To cause to droop; stoop.
n.
1. An awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture or gait.
2. Slang An awkward, lazy, or inept person: good at chess and no slouch at bridge, either.

[Origin unknown.]

sloucher n.
slouchi·ly adv.
slouchi·ness n.
slouchy adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sloucher - a person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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I had called at the Albany for the fiftieth time, and returned to Piccadilly in my usual despair, when a street sloucher sidled up to me in furtive fashion and inquired if my name was what it is.
 
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