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
The progressive, generous spirit, nowadays, will leave far behind the plodder that devotes time to adding pennies that could be given to making dollars.
From Pushing to the Front by Marden, Orison Swett
