Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who piddles; a mere trifler or good-for-nothing.
  • noun A squeamish eater.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who piddles.

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  • noun One who piddles.

Etymologies

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piddle +‎ -er

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Examples

  • It would certainly be better than cheering a piddler on the roof.

    Ken Blackwell: Piddler on the Roof Ken Blackwell 2011

  • It would certainly be better than cheering a piddler on the roof.

    Ken Blackwell: Piddler on the Roof Ken Blackwell 2011

  • Some spiky-headed little piddler was going to outdrive Bernie?

    Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009

  • Some spiky-headed little piddler was going to outdrive Bernie?

    Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009

  • I am generally very shy about hitting on women and I am a very, very tidy piddler.

    Transgender bathroom rights in New England. Ann Althouse 2009

  • Some spiky-headed little piddler was going to outdrive Bernie?

    Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009

  • A. gets up in plenty of time, but bless her little heart, she's a piddler.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Holly 2008

  • A. gets up in plenty of time, but bless her little heart, she's a piddler.

    A Slow Learning Curve Holly 2008

  • Take notice, I do not charge Edith as being worse in this respect than others: she may not be as bad, though it is no recommendation that she is the daughter of one who is a Machiavel on trifles and a palterer and piddler on important matters.

    Alamance; Or, the Great and Final Experiment viii, 9-151, [1] p. 1847

  • "Jezebel back ag'in in your own teeth, and damned piddler too, Mr. Sargeant!" cried Betty, who was easily roused.

    The Spy James Fenimore Cooper 1820

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  • A squeamish eater, according to the Century Dictionary.

    December 7, 2010