A person who dallies; someone who flirts, wastes time on trivial matters, or moves without purpose or haste.
From the verb 'dally' plus the agent suffix -er, creating a noun for one who performs the action. This word formation is one of English's most productive patterns for creating person-nouns.
English -er is magical—add it to almost any verb and you get 'a person who does that thing.' 'Dallier' is someone professionally committed to not being serious about romance!
Agent noun historically applied to women more harshly—a woman who dallies was frivolous; a man who dallies was indulgent or thoughtful. The same behavior received gendered moral judgment.
Use descriptively without implicit moral judgment. Recognize disparate historical application across genders.
["one who lingers","one who engages leisurely"]
Women labeled 'dalliers' were shamed for autonomy and choice; historical condemnation of women's leisure time masked control over female time, labor, and pleasure.
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