loiterer

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

LOIT'ERER, noun A lingerer; one that delays or is slow in motion; an idler; one that is sluggish or dilatory. Ever listless loiterers, that attend no cause, no trust, no duty and no friend.
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