procrastinator
/procrastinator/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Someone who habitually delays or postpones tasks: A procrastinator is a person who consistently puts off doing things that need to be done, often out of laziness, avoidance, or habitual carelessness.
Usage
- The word "procrastinator" is used to label a person based on their characteristic behavior of delaying action. It is a descriptive noun, often used in both formal and informal contexts to discuss habits, productivity, and time management.
Examples
- Noun:
- He is a chronic procrastinator who always starts his assignments the night before they are due.
- As a procrastinator, she often finds herself rushing to meet deadlines at the last minute.
- The manager identified the team's main procrastinator as the source of the project delay.
Advanced Usage
- "Champion procrastinator": An informal, often humorous way to emphasize an extreme degree of procrastination.
- When it comes to doing taxes, I turn into a champion procrastinator.
- "Master procrastinator": Similar to "champion procrastinator," used to describe someone exceptionally skilled at delaying tasks.
- He's a master procrastinator; he can find a million other things to do before the important one.
Variants and Related Words
- Procrastinate (verb): To delay or postpone action.
- He tends to procrastinate when faced with a difficult task.
- Procrastination (noun): The action of delaying or postponing something.
- Her constant procrastination led to a poor grade on the project.
Synonyms
- Delayer: A person who causes something to be later or slower.
- Dawdler: A person who is slow or wastes time.
- Laggard: A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others.
Antonyms
- Go-getter: An enterprising and ambitious person.
- Doer: A person who acts rather than merely talks or thinks.
- Pre-emptor: A person who takes action to prevent something from happening.
Noun
- someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)