plodder

plod

P0377700 (plŏd)v. plod·ded, plod·ding, plods v.intr.1. To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge: "donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle round a gin" (D.H. Lawrence).2. To work or act perseveringly or monotonously; drudge: plodding through a mountain of paperwork.v.tr. To trudge along or over.n.1. The act of moving or walking heavily and slowly.2. The sound made by a heavy step.

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plod′der n.plod′ding·ly adv.

plodder

(ˈplɒdə) na person who plods, esp one who works in a slow and persevering but uninspired manner

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plodder - someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed mannerslogger, trudgerpedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot
	2.	plodder - someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hourssloggerdrudge, hack, hacker - one who works hard at boring tasks
	3.	plodder - someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-muddawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke, drone - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

plodder

nounOne who works or toils tirelessly:drudge, fag, grub, slave.Informal: grind, workhorse.

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