plodder
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
Another vastley overrated plodder hyped up by the English media.
From BBC • May 30, 2015
Like a plodder who has become suddenly blind he staggered forward.
From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)
