DRAGGER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

dragger

noun

ˈdra-gər

Definition of dragger

as in snail

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others we quickly left the draggers behind and sprinted up the hill

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Recent Examples of dragger Some trawlers, such as those targeting arrowtooth flounder, are bottom draggers. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 Do the foot draggers in the legislature not know or understand the present and future risk? — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2024 For better or worse, Hill is too much of a gentleman to call me a knuckle-dragger. — Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2021 Take the Cowboys’ scoring drive just before the half, when Dalton found Gallup on a 19-yard toe-dragger down the left sideline … and then on a back-shoulder fade in the left corner of the end zone to take a 20-17 lead into halftime. — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2020 So, if your foot-dragger is, say, a phone-hating introvert with pandemic anxiety, then the call to the pediatrician isn't the thing to delegate. — The Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2020

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snail

Noun

Now, researchers studying Japanese land snails have identified a gene that helps determine whether their shells coil clockwise or counterclockwise, offering new clues into how animals develop their left and right sides.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
These under-eye saviors revitalize tired-looking eyes with eight firming peptides and snail mucin to deliver a deep boost of hydration.

— Vivien Lee, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026

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