noun
- a person who stays somewhere longer than necessary or expected
- a person who delays in leaving or departing
Examples
- The lingerer at the party made everyone uncomfortable.
- She was always a lingerer after class, asking endless questions.
- The museum guard had to ask the lingerers to leave at closing time.
- He was the last lingerer at the coffee shop before it closed.
- The teacher noticed several lingerers in the hallway after the bell rang.
- As a chronic lingerer, she was often late to her next appointment.