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LOITERER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does loiterer mean? 

LOITERER (noun)
  The noun LOITERER has 1 sense:

1. someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a placeplay

  Familiarity information: LOITERER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOITERER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

lingerer; loiterer

Hypernyms ("loiterer" is a kind of...):

dawdler; drone; laggard; lagger; poke; trailer (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)

Derivation:

loiter (be about)


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