Definition of laggard Laggard
/læˈgɚd/ - [latgerd] - lag•gard
We found 7 definitions of laggard from 4 different sources.
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What does laggard mean?
WordNet
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| laggard - wasting time | ||
| dilatory, poky, pokey | ||
| slow not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth" | ||
Noun |
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| laggard - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind | ||
| dawdler, drone, lagger, trailer, poke | ||
| do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum person who does no work; "a lazy bum" | ||
| lingerer, loiterer someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place | ||
| slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, plodder someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" | ||
| potterer, putterer a person who putters about | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- laggard (a.)
Slow; sluggish; backward. - laggard (n.)
One who lags; a loiterer.
Part of speech
🔤- laggard, noun, singular of laggards.
- laggard, adjective.
