shambler
Slow, dragging mover
A shambler is someone or something that shambles—walks with an awkward, shuffling, unsteady gait.
The word often describes zombies or similar undead creatures in horror fiction, who move with that characteristic lurching walk: The shamblers emerged from the fog, dragging their feet.
Outside horror contexts, it can describe any slow, clumsy walker.
Reanimated dead body
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- reanimatedRestored to life
- corpseDeceased human body
ghoul · lurker · infected · rotting · decayed · groaning · mindless · risen
Move slowly, heavily
- trudgeWalk slowly, heavily
- lumberSawn wood for building
- hobbleWalk with impaired gait
- limpLacking firmness or rigidity
drag · lurch · falter · slouch · waddle · totter · amble · slog
Utterly depleted of energy
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
- drainedEmptied of resources
depleted · bone-tired · flagging · lagging · sluggish · lethargic · torpid · listless
zombie
Reanimated dead body
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- reanimatedRestored to life
corpse · ghoul · lurker · infected · rotting · decayed · groaning · mindless · risen · revenant
plod
Move slowly, heavily
limp · drag · lurch · falter · slouch · waddle · totter · amble · slog · schlep
exhausted
Utterly depleted of energy
drained · depleted · bone-tired · flagging · lagging · sluggish · lethargic · torpid · listless · enervated
feeble
Weak and ineffective
tottering · stooped · hunched · aged · elderly · creaky · rickety · unsteady · hobbling · shaky
wanderer
Rootless, roving person
loiterer · dawdler · meanderer · rover · nomad · vagabond · wayfarer · rambler · transient · itinerant