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
Nyad is a plodder; she says she averages less than 2 miles per hour.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2013
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
For he was, in his own eyes, a humble plodder, not in the swim at all.
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
