Laggard
[lag-erd] /ˈlæg ərd/
noun
1.
a person or thing that ; lingerer; loiterer.
adjective
2.
moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish; dilatory; backward.
/ˈlæɡəd/
noun
1.
a person who lags behind
2.
a dawdler or straggler
adjective
3.
(rare) sluggish, slow, or dawdling
1702 (adj.), from lag (v.) + -ard. From 1757 as a noun.
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