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footler

footler noun: one who footles; a foolish trifler.

Noun

footler (plural footlers)

  1. One who footles; a foolish trifler.
    Synonyms:
    idler

Synonyms of footler

Forms of footler

pluralfootlers

Origin of footler

From footle + -er.

Questions about footler

What does footler mean?
Footler means one who footles; a foolish trifler.
What part of speech is footler?
Footler is a noun.
What is the plural of footler?
The plural of footler is footlers.

Words near footler in the dictionary

  1. footle away
  2. footled
  3. footled about
  4. footled around
  5. footled away
  6. footler
  7. footlers
  8. footles
  9. footles about
  10. footles around
  11. footles away

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