plodder
Steady but uninspired
A plodder is someone who works slowly and steadily without flair or brilliance.
The word carries mild contempt—plodders get things done, but through dogged persistence rather than talent or inspiration: He's no genius, just a plodder who puts in the hours.
The term can also describe a slow, heavy walker.
Person who delays unnecessarily
- laggardOne falling behind
- slowpokeUnhurried, frustratingly so
- tortoiseLand-dwelling shelled reptile
- snailShelled, slow-moving mollusk
crawler · straggler · sluggard · foot-dragger · lollygagger · poke · trudger · lagger
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- drudgeryHard, boring work
- grindCrush into particles
- slogLaborious persistent effort
- trudgeWalk slowly, heavily
exertion · struggle · drudge · workhorse · hack · drone · plugger · treadmill
Stubbornly persevering
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
resolute · unwavering · indefatigable · plugging · unflagging · assiduous · relentless · patient
Slow-witted person
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- clodEarth lump or dolt
- lumpShapeless solid mass
- stick-in-the-mudOverly cautious traditionalist
clodhopper · stolid · unimaginative · pedestrian · uninspired · dim · dolt · lumbering
dawdler
Person who delays unnecessarily
snail · crawler · straggler · sluggard · foot-dragger · lollygagger · poke · trudger · lagger · trailer
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
trudge · exertion · struggle · drudge · workhorse · hack · drone · plugger · treadmill · grunt work
dogged
Stubbornly persevering
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
determined · resolute · unwavering · indefatigable · plugging · unflagging · assiduous · relentless · patient · staunch
dullard
Slow-witted person
stick-in-the-mud · clodhopper · stolid · unimaginative · pedestrian · uninspired · dim · dolt · lumbering · leaden
- hard workersant, ants, bee, bees, beaver
- walkerswalker, pedestrian, hiker, hikers, rambler
- pace typessprinter, marathoner, speedster, dawdler, slowpoke
- slow moverssnail, tortoise, slug, dawdler, slowpoke
- slowpokesslowpoke, slowcoach, dawdler, laggard, straggler
- striversstriver, trier, fighter, battler, plugger
ploddergo-getter
Ambitious, driven person
hustler · dynamo · live wire · ball of fire · eager beaver