plodder
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He rose to prominence as an ambitious plodder — as someone difficult for his colleagues to attack because he never had anything remotely interesting to say.
From Washington Post • May 2, 2022
In Washington he was a plodder and a plotter, eventually winning notice and repeatedly winning re-election.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2021
Another vastley overrated plodder hyped up by the English media.
From BBC • May 30, 2015
Nyad is a plodder; she says she averages less than 2 miles per hour.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2013
"Allowing that you are right, isn't there something to be said for the steady plodder?"
From Blake's Burden by Bindloss, Harold
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