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LAGGARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Synonyms:
dawdler; drone; laggard; lagger; poke; trailer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("laggard" is a kind of...):
bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "laggard"):
lingerer; loiterer (someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place)
plodder; slowcoach; slowpoke; stick-in-the-mud (someone who moves slowly)
potterer; putterer (a person who putters about)
straggler; strayer (someone who strays or falls behind)
Derivation:
lag (hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wasting time
Synonyms:
dilatory; laggard; pokey; poky
Classified under:
Similar:
slow (not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time)
