lingerer

/'liɳgərə/

Thân thiện

A lone lingerer stands outside the closed shop.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who lingers aimlessly in or about a place: A "lingerer" is someone who stays in a place longer than is usual or necessary, often without a clear purpose or while moving slowly.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The security guard asked the lingerer to leave the empty parking lot after closing hours.
  • She was the last lingerer at the café, slowly finishing her coffee long after her friends had left.

Advanced Usage

• "Chronic lingerer": A person who habitually lingers.
  • The library staff knew him as a chronic lingerer who would browse the same shelves for hours.

Variants and Related Words

• Linger (verb): To stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave.
  • He liked to linger in the bookstore on Saturday afternoons.
• Lingering (adjective): Lasting for a long time, especially longer than usual or expected.
  • She had a lingering feeling that she had forgotten something.

Synonyms

• Loiterer: A person who stands or waits around idly or without apparent purpose.
• Dawdler: A person who is slow or wastes time.
• Straggler: A person who has fallen behind a group.

Related Phrases

• To linger on: To continue to exist, be felt, or be remembered for a long time.
  • The smell of her perfume seemed to linger on in the room.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place

Từ đồng nghĩa

• loiterer