Answer:

plodders

AnswerCrossword Clue
PLODDERSTrudgers
PLODDERSSlow movers
PLODDERSSlow goers
PLODDERSDogged workers.
PLODDERSInept workers
PLODDERSSlow but steady students
PLODDERSSlow-but-steady students
PLODDERSDrudges
PLODDERSThey inch along