1. Someone who moves slowly
   "The plodder at the front of the line was holding up everyone behind him";
   - slowpoke [N. Amer, informal], stick-in-the-mud [informal], slowcoach [Brit, informal]
    
2. Someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
   "The plodder may not be the fastest, but his consistent effort paid off in the end";
   - slogger
    
3. Someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
   "The tired plodder made his way slowly up the steep hill";
   - trudger, slogger

Derived forms: plodders

Type of: dawdler, drone, drudge, footer, hack, hacker [informal], laggard, lagger, pedestrian, trailer, walker

Encyclopedia: Plodder