Synonyms of crawler

crawler

noun

ˈkrȯ-lər 

as in snail

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others

he's always the crawler who makes everyone else late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snail
• slug
• dragger
• straggler
• lingerer
• dawdler
• plodder
• laggard
• loiterer
• slowpoke
• lagger
• delayer
• dallier
• idler
• loafer
• latecomer
• sluggard
• slouch
• lazybones
• lounger
• procrastinator

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speedster
• scrambler
• hustler
• speeder
• rusher
• go-getter
• hurrier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crawler

According to an investigation by NewsGuard, Pravda has systematically infiltrated the data that artificial intelligence models use to generate responses, saturating search results and web crawlers with pro-Kremlin articles and talking points. —William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025

Travel back in time on the internet with the help of archives After entering a URL into the Wayback Machine, a user can see all the times the archive’s crawlers have saved the site and can then choose a timestamp to visit. —Matthew Kaufman, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025

Just request a refresh, and Google says its crawler will go back to the page. —Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025

Giant Spiders: $21.99 Transform your home into a lair of creepy crawlers with oversized spiders and thick spider webs. —Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024