Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who piddles; a mere trifler or good-for-nothing.
- noun A squeamish eater.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who piddles.
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- noun One who
piddles .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It would certainly be better than cheering a piddler on the roof.
Ken Blackwell: Piddler on the Roof Ken Blackwell 2011
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It would certainly be better than cheering a piddler on the roof.
Ken Blackwell: Piddler on the Roof Ken Blackwell 2011
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Some spiky-headed little piddler was going to outdrive Bernie?
Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009
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Some spiky-headed little piddler was going to outdrive Bernie?
Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009
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I am generally very shy about hitting on women and I am a very, very tidy piddler.
Transgender bathroom rights in New England. Ann Althouse 2009
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Some spiky-headed little piddler was going to outdrive Bernie?
Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009
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A. gets up in plenty of time, but bless her little heart, she's a piddler.
Archive 2008-08-01 Holly 2008
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A. gets up in plenty of time, but bless her little heart, she's a piddler.
A Slow Learning Curve Holly 2008
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Take notice, I do not charge Edith as being worse in this respect than others: she may not be as bad, though it is no recommendation that she is the daughter of one who is a Machiavel on trifles and a palterer and piddler on important matters.
Alamance; Or, the Great and Final Experiment viii, 9-151, [1] p. 1847
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"Jezebel back ag'in in your own teeth, and damned piddler too, Mr. Sargeant!" cried Betty, who was easily roused.
The Spy James Fenimore Cooper 1820
hernesheir commented on the word piddler
A squeamish eater, according to the Century Dictionary.
December 7, 2010