Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who procrastinates, or defers the performance of anything to a future time.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who procrastinates, or defers the performance of anything.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
procrastinates ; one who delays working on things.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rarely do you find the word procrastinator used in a positive way.
Mystical Paths 2009
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Mr. Anderson says he's a "procrastinator" when it comes to shopping, but does spend time trying to figure out what his wife would like.
Hey, Honey Bunny, 2007
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I'm a chronic procrastinator which is only worsened by the fact that I'm always busy.
mrbradley Diary Entry mrbradley 2000
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Michael O'Rourke: What kind of procrastinator are you?
unknown title 2009
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If your photo is under the dictionary's definition of "procrastinator," you probably haven't made travel plans for the Fourth of July weekend.
unknown title 2009
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Being a procrastinator, it's something I need to be consciously aware of all of the time.
Dealing With The Tardiness Of Others | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Habits: If you are a perfectionist, a chronic procrastinator or a workaholic, you are doing yourself a great disservice.
Barbara Hannah Grufferman: Are You Stuck? Lose The Clutter And Find Your Life Barbara Hannah Grufferman 2011
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Taking shelter in that much-loved refuge of the procrastinator, the doctrine of unripe time, he said change had not been ruled out: "We are simply saying that if we are to undertake change, we need to do it in a careful and thoughtful way."
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Knowing his forgetful older daughter so well, he sometimes sent me on my way with a fond “see ya later, procrastinator.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011
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He was a nervous businessman, devoted to land speculation, prone to inviting lawsuits, and, as the years went on, increasingly hesitant and a procrastinator.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
chained_bear commented on the word procrastinator
"'...you were telling me about your publishers.'
"'Yes, sir: I was about to say that they were the most hellish procrastinators—'
"'Oh how dreadful,' cried Fanny. 'Do they go to—to special houses, or do they...'
"'He means they delay,' said Babbington.
"'Oh.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 61
February 27, 2008