lingerer
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Our issue is that he is a lingerer!
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2019
"Come in!" said the changed voice that had wrought upon Phoebe's womanly compassion, as Jessie awaited the warrant to enter the sick-room—a faint-hearted lingerer upon the threshold.
From Jessamine A Novel by Marion Harland
At length the last lingerer passed the two by the door, and Brown, approaching, spoke to them.
From The Brown Study by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond
One, two, three days went by, and still Mr. Lyon was a lingerer at Woodbine Lodge; and during most of that time he was alone and in earnest conference with Mr. Markland.
From The Good Time Coming by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
At length the last lingerer arrived, and then began a feast of the most extraordinary kind.
From Ungava by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
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