lingerer


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lin·ger

 (lĭng′gər)
intr.v. lin·gered, lin·ger·ing, lin·gers
1. To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance: Friends lingered at the picnic tables, chatting. See Synonyms at stay1.
2.
a. To continue or persist: a smell that lingered in the air; doubts that lingered in my mind.
b. To remain feebly alive for some time before dying.
3. To proceed slowly; saunter: "the careless grace and dignity with which she lingered along the garden path" (Henry James).
4. To devote considerable time to something, especially in a leisurely fashion: We lingered over the question for an hour.
[Middle English lengeren, frequentative of lengen, to prolong, from Old English lengan; see del- in Indo-European roots.]
lin′ger·er n.
lin′ger·ing·ly adv.
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Noun1.lingerer - someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
loiterer
dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke, drone - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
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lingerer

noun
One that lags:
dawdler, dilly-dallier, lag, laggard, lagger, loiterer, poke, procrastinator, straggler, tarrier.
Informal: slowpoke.
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