(~s)
If you say that someone is a ~, you have a low opinion of them because they work slowly and steadily but without showing enthusiasm or having new ideas. (INFORMAL)
He was quiet, conscientious, a bit of a ~.
N-COUNT disapproval
(~s)
If you say that someone is a ~, you have a low opinion of them because they work slowly and steadily but without showing enthusiasm or having new ideas. (INFORMAL)
He was quiet, conscientious, a bit of a ~.
N-COUNT disapproval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012