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DALLIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dallier mean? 

DALLIER (noun)
  The noun DALLIER has 1 sense:

1. someone who wastes timeplay

  Familiarity information: DALLIER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DALLIER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who wastes time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dallier; dilly-dallier; dillydallier; lounger; mope

Hypernyms ("dallier" is a kind of...):

bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)

Derivation:

dally (waste time)


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