tarrier
Plural: tarriers
Noun
- One who delays or lingers; a procrastinator.
- A layabout or loiterer; someone who tarries.
- A Roman Catholic of Northern Ireland or Scotland.
- Obsolete form of terrier (“kind of dog”).
Adj
- comparative form of tarry: more tarry
Examples
- The TARRIER always took ages to decide on his next Scrabble move.
Origin / Etymology
The Roman Catholic slang variation is possibly derived from Saint Erasmus being labeled as a "tarrier of time" before torture and execution for his beliefs.
Scrabble Score: 7
tarrier: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtarrier: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tarrier: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
tarrier: valid Words With Friends Word