The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PLODDER
plodder, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, slowcoach
(noun) someone who moves slowly; “in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach”
plodder, slogger
(noun) someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
trudger, plodder, slogger
(noun) someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
plodder (plural plodders)
One who plods.
A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.
Source: Wiktionary
Plod"der, n.
Definition: One who plods; a drudge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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