plodder
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They’ve resorted to laying on the big body like some plodder team in a bid to break through the Kraken forecheck.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023
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
On a team full of scoring savants, Pachulia is a low-post plodder.
From New York Times • May 15, 2017
"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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