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Delayer

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A person who habitually postpones actions or causes things to be late.

The project manager labelled him a chronic delayer who never met deadlines.

Pronunciation

Syllables

de·lay·er

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Synonyms

procrastinatordawdlerstallerlaggard

Antonyms

prompterexpediter

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains D, E, L, A, Y, E, R with two E's and a Y, the -AYER ending is a useful Wordle test

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Scrabble

Y scores 4 and is the best tile, the -ER suffix allows hooking and gives a moderate Scrabble total

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