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, disapproval]
He was quiet, conscientious, a bit of a plodder.
More Synonyms of plodder
plodder in British English
(ˈplɒdə)
noun
a person who plods, esp one who works in a slow and persevering but uninspired manner
Examples of 'plodder' in a sentence
plodder
I mean, my Emily was always a bit of a plodder...' But Emily was still there.
Gee, Maggie LOST CHILDREN
1 (noun)
Synonyms
slowcoach
tortoise
dawdler
laggard (British, informal)
a reputation for being a laggard in the games-console market
slowpoke (US, Canadian, informal)
2 (noun)
Synonyms
slogger
hack
toiler
workhorse
drudge
I was treated like a household drudge.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of dawdler
Synonyms
slowcoach,
lingerer,
snail,
tortoise,
loiterer,
laggard (British, informal),
slowpoke (US, Canadian, informal)
in the sense of drudge
Definition
a person who works hard at an uninteresting task
I was treated like a household drudge.
Synonyms
menial,
worker,
servant,
slave,
toiler,
dogsbody (informal),
plodder,
factotum,
scullion (archaic),
skivvy (British),
maid or man of all work
in the sense of laggard
Definition
a person who lags behind
a reputation for being a laggard in the games-console market