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  • noun One who fidgets.

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Examples

  • This problem is compounded by the fact that he is an inveterate fidgeter.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2008

  • This problem is compounded by the fact that he is an inveterate fidgeter.

    Hillary supporters rally to her but there's no sign that she is set to be the new comeback kid 2008

  • For example, the nicknames I came up for the kind of people I encountered on the bus when I used to commute to work and back were: space-hog, slumper, fidgeter and refined.

    Quick and Easy Ways to Generate Story Ideas Clyde2 2007

  • Barton was a fidgeter, constantly in motion -- shifting in his chair, shuffling the papers on his desk, doodling with his pencil, waxing Machiavellian with his brain.

    Fire and Ice Stabenow, Dana 1998

  • Most people also hate that other closely related species: the fidgeter, who spins pens or reorders papers or plays with his phone during meetings.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • Most people also hate that other closely related species: the fidgeter, who spins pens or reorders papers or plays with his phone during meetings.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • The idea that a doodler or fidgeter is a poor student or listener is a total myth that has come down to us through the 300 year history of the word "doodle".

    unknown title 2009

  • The idea that a doodler or fidgeter is a poor student or listener is a total myth that has come down to us through the 300 year history of the word "doodle".

    unknown title 2009

  • Ryan fidgets for a minute, which in itself is fascinating, because Ryan's not usually a fidgeter.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2008

  • If you are a sanfransocial chronic fidgeter like me you'll be snicking this thing open

    Composite: thoughts on poetics & tech 2008

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