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tarrier

Noun

(plural tarriers)

  1. A layabout or loiterer; Someone who tarries.
  2. (slang, derogatory, UK, ethnic slur) A Roman Catholic of Northern Ireland or Scotland
Adjective
  1. comparative form of tarry: more tarry
Origin

The Roman Catholic slang variation is possibly derived from Saint Erasmus being labeled as a tarrier of time before torture and execution for his beliefs.

Noun

(plural tarriers)

  1. Obsolete form of terrier.

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Also Mentioned In


  • tarriers
  • dilly-dallier
  • straggler
  • procrastinator
  • loiterer
  • lingerer
  • dawdler
  • lagger
  • slowpoke
  • laggard

Words near tarrier in the dictionary


  • tarred-with-the-same-brush
  • tarriance
  • tarriances
  • tarried
  • tarrier
  • tarriers
  • tarries
  • tarriest
  • tarrieth
  • tarriness

Synonyms

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  • dawdler
  • dilly-dallier
  • lag
  • laggard

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