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   loi·ter

   /ˈloidər/

   verb

   • 1. stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose: "she saw Mary loitering near the cloakrooms" Similar lingerputterwaitskulkloafloungeidlelazewaste timekill timewhile away timeinformal:hang aroundmooch about/aroundarchaic, literary:tarry
   • ▪ travel indolently and with frequent pauses: "they loitered along in the sunshine, stopping at the least excuse" Similar dawdledallystrollsaunterlollgo slowlytake one's timego/move at a snail's pacedrag one's feetdelayinformal:dilly-dallymoseymooch

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch loteren ‘wag about’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. loiterer noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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