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laggard

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lag·gard  (lgrd)
n.
One that lags; a straggler.
adj.
Hanging back or falling behind; dilatory. See Synonyms at slow.
laggard·ly adv.
laggard·ness n.
laggard
Noun
a person who lags behind
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Noun1.laggardlaggard - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
dawdler, lagger, trailer, poke, drone
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
straggler, strayer - someone who strays or falls behind
Adj.1.laggard - wasting time
dilatory, pokey, poky
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"
laggard
noun straggler, lounger, lingerer, piker Austral., N.Z. (slang) snail, saunterer, loafer, loiterer, dawdler, skiver Brit. (slang) idler, slowcoach Brit. (informal) sluggard, bludger Austral., N.Z. (informal) slowpoke U.S., Canad. (informal)


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The lessons of yesterday had been that retribution was a laggard and blind.
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The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
No laggard may claim Tara of Helium; but haste now lest thou lose also Olvia Marthis, whom I have never seen wait long to be claimed for this or any other dance.
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