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Bummler — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • laggard adj Slower than the rest of a group; falling behind.
  • loafer noun A person who avoids work and idles their time away.
  • straggler noun A person who strays from the right path, or who leaves the group they belong to.

Senses

Bummler is used for these senses in English:

  • laggard One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group.
  • loafer An idle person.
  • straggler Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
  • straggler One who roams without any settled direction.

laggard — full definition

  1. adj Slower than the rest of a group; falling behind.
  2. adj Growing more slowly than the other animals in the same flock or herd.

loafer — full definition

  1. noun A person who avoids work and idles their time away.
  2. noun A casual, low-cut slip-on shoe with no laces.
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