shuffler

shuffler

1. Someone who walks in a very slow or ponderous manner; one who shuffles. I got stuck behind a whole group of shufflers during the tour, so I didn't make it to everything in the museum I had wanted to see.
2. By extension, someone who is very slow or reluctant to act; one who does or will not do what is necessary or beneficial. She had such aspirations as a teenager, but 20 years of working in this office has ground her down to a dead-eyed shuffler in life. Our country is never going to get out of this economic rut with these weak-willed shufflers leading our government.
3. slang The reanimated corpse of a human that shuffles from place to place in a mindless, animalistic manner; a zombie. In the film, the group of survivors hide out in an abandoned mall, venturing into town to gather supplies while trying to avoid the shufflers wandering around the city.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shuffler

n. a drunkard; a tippler. The tavern was full of aged shufflers hoping for a handout.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • stuck
  • have a spring in (one's) step
  • a spring in (one's) step
  • gimpy
  • all walks of life
  • worship the ground (one) walks on
  • worship the ground someone walks on
  • worship the ground walks on
  • be stuck on
  • be stuck on (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
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Concrete Plant Park is the result of 10 years of learning, planning, and organizing by Shuffler and Bronx-area youth.
Parks & re-creation: a group of young people in the Bronx finds that by beautifying an old eyesore, they've unleashed a desire to serve their community
And the total sponsorship received by Shufflers was in excess of PS25,000.
Shufflers' marathon efforts reap a rich reward for charities; ATHLETICS
TOP shufflers from around the town converge on Fife Street WMC this Saturday for the Worthington Nuneaton Friday Night Games League's Individual Old Game Dominoes Championship.
DOMINOES: Swain off the mark after a dozen years
06, 3 Jackie Lee (Eryri) 60.17, 4 Val Swingler (Shropshire Shufflers, F40) 63.56, 5 Katie Beecher (Les Croupiers) 64.56, 6 Emma Collins (Denbigh, F50) 70.08.
Wins for Jones & Rowlands in series opener; Record turnout for Llantysilio race
Jan Cook led the way for Shropshire Shufflers in ninth, while Naomi Cook was the first Shrewsbury AC runner across the line in 13th and Hannah Creamer was the pick of the Telford Harriers in 17th.
Martin marches to yet another Ironbridge win; ATHLETES
In the the league's lower division, the Championship, the stand out game was between Shufflers FC and Notinyourmums Forest.
Why Always Me? left wondering why always them? GOALS SOUTH MONDAY PREMIER LEAGUE
Meanwhile, Dominic Jones of Shropshire Shufflers won last Friday's Neil Howells Memorial Race in and around Montgomery.
Challinor triumphs in close 5k race; ROAD RUNNING
RESULTS OF ELLESMERE HALF-MARATHON: 1 J Douglas (Border) 73.05, 2 J Bowie (Trismart) 76.14, 3 D Longley (Prestatyn) 78.05, 4 A Edwards (Deestriders) 78.23, 5 T Partridge (Wrex, M50) 78.31, 6 R Hunter (Sh Shufflers) 81.51.
Rowlands victory at Ellesmere; ATHLETICS With GARETH HUGHES Tuesday & Friday
It's amazing, however, that we still hear mindless attitudes which describe professionals as paper shufflers or worse.
Good news over airport plans; letters@coventrytelegraph.net Letters
But there will always, always, be jobs for paper shufflers who think sticking a fairy on a Christmas tree requires a risk assessment.
Christmas tree rules are fairy stupid indeed
WITH Blair and his cronies trying to hand over our ancient democracy to a bunch of unelected EU paper shufflers, we are left with fewer and fewer national traditions.
Johnny Vaughan column: Royals are to blame as Britain goes to the dogs
Other age group prize winners, women - Over-35: Nicola Davies, Shropshire Shufflers 33.02; Over-40: Jolante Staneviciene, 35.28; Over-45: Rachel Coupe Telford AC 33.18; Over-50: Angela Vinal, Telford Harriers 39.20; Over-55: Jo Grandfield, Whitchurch Whippets 38.55; Over-60: Mimi Owen, Whitchurch Whippets 42.38; Over-65: Carrie Creamer, Wolves and Bilston 38.36; Over-70: Dot Fellows, Cannock and Stafford, 39.40; Over-75: Hilary Stevenson, Newport, 63.50.
Humphreys leads the way in Series opener
Scaff were comfortably beaten by LA Galaxy 14-4 and in League One champions Notinyourmums Forest wrapped up their season with an excellent 11-5 win over a strong Shufflers side.
Champions Dem Lads finish season off in style