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
There is no reliable second scorer after Rose, and don’t even suggest that land-based plodder Carlos Boozer.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2012
Her husband was the same quiet, conservative plodder Eugene had first noted him to be.
From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore
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