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
The Younger, as even Dunn admits, was a plodder and a bit of a pedant.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2019
From lewmagoo91: "Wonder if KP will fare any better opening the batting, should suit him more batting alongside a plodder in Cooky?"
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2012
This contempt for the plodder extends also to the scholastic sphere.
From The Lighter Side of School Life by Hay, Ian
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