sloucher


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slouch

 (slouch)
v. slouched, slouch·ing, slouch·es
v.intr.
1. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping posture.
2. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.
v.tr.
To cause to droop; stoop.
n.
1. An awkward, drooping posture or gait.
2. Slang An awkward, lazy, or inept person: good at chess and no slouch at bridge, either.

[Origin unknown.]

slouch′er n.
slouch′i·ly adv.
slouch′i·ness n.
slouch′y adj.
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Noun1.sloucher - a person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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I had called at the Albany for the fiftieth time, and returned to Piccadilly in my usual despair, when a street sloucher sidled up to me in furtive fashion and inquired if my name was what it is.
The regular P20 doesn't look to be a sloucher either, featuring a Leica dual-lens camera featuring a 12MP lens with a pixel size as high as 1.55 [eth]-m, and a 20MP monochrome lens, enhancing the HUAWEI P20's ability to capture photos in low-light settings.
UTC Aerospace Systems said it will also provide the latest business jet seating, highly engineered for comfort and reliability that includes some of our latest technology products, with a new dynamic 16G Sloucher divan and our newly improved 16G seats.
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The first is what Atlas calls 'the Sloucher'-sitting slumped, hips forward, the middle of the back leaning against the back of the chair.
The man to whom she is given is Yankel D (otherwise known as Safran--Jonathan's middle name), a Sloucher. Thus begins Jonathan's lineage, which derives from a long line of Slouchers.
The poster tube and mirror can also be helpful for the chronic sloucher. In this case, the student needs to retrain the internal muscles that will keep him upright, and the tube will help support the skeletal frame while the abdominal and back muscles are becoming more conditioned.