plodders

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• plodders — plod·der || plÉ‘dÉ™(r) / plÉ’d n. methodical person, diligent person; one who works slowly …   English contemporary dictionary

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• plodder — [[t]plɒ̱də(r)[/t]] plodders N COUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone is a plodder, you have a low opinion of them because they work slowly and steadily but without showing enthusiasm or having new ideas. [INFORMAL] He was quiet,… …   English dictionary

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• plodder — UK [ˈplɒdə(r)] / US [ˈplɑdər] noun [countable] Word forms plodder : singular plodder plural plodders informal someone who works hard at a slow steady rate but is not very intelligent and does not have any good ideas of their own …   English dictionary