Plodder
/ˈplɒd.ər/noun
A person or thing that moves or works slowly and steadily.
Did you know?Plodder comes from a verb meaning to move with heavy, dull steps, and its older sense captures the same physical weight you hear in the word today.
Etymological Timeline
Early Modern English
English
plodder
“one who plods; a slow, laborious worker or walker”
Early Modern English
English
plod
“to walk or work with slow, heavy steps or effort”
Origin uncertain
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plod
“a heavy, dull step or movement; to move laboriously”
Modern English
English
plodder
“a person who moves or works slowly and steadily”