DELAYER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

delayer

noun

Definition of delayer

as in procrastinator

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Noun

That’s not to suggest Friedman is a procrastinator.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 May 2026
So, consider this the procrastinator's ultimate gift guide.

— Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Dec. 2025

Definition of procrastinator

Noun

Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.

— Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2023
This represents the loss of an idea of what the capital should represent, the removal of a place that was an idler’s haven.

— Anandi Mishra, The Atlantic, 30 July 2022

Definition of idler

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Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 July 2019
Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.

— Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017

Definition of sluggard

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