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tail dragger

tail dragger noun: one who delays or is constantly late. Also the alternative form of taildragger.

Noun

tail dragger (plural tail draggers)

  1. (colloquial) one who delays or is constantly late.

Also used as

tail dragger is also the alternative form of taildragger.

Forms of tail dragger

pluraltail draggers

Questions about tail dragger

What does tail dragger mean?
Tail dragger means one who delays or is constantly late.
What part of speech is tail dragger?
Tail dragger is a noun.
What is the plural of tail dragger?
The plural of tail dragger is tail draggers.

Words near tail dragger in the dictionary

  1. tail club
  2. tail clubs
  3. tail cone
  4. tail cones
  5. tail down
  6. tail dragger
  7. tail draggers
  8. tail end
  9. Tail End Charlie
  10. Tail End Charlies
  11. tail ends

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