laggard

²laggard

noun

Definition of LAGGARD

: one that lags or lingers

Examples of LAGGARD

1. The company has been a laggard in developing new products.
2. <tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike>

First Known Use of LAGGARD

1705

Related to LAGGARD

Synonyms: crawler, dallier, dawdler, dragger, slowpoke, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, plodder, snail, straggler

Antonyms: speedster

Related Words: latecomer; idler, lazybones, loafer, lounger, slouch, slug, sluggard; delayer, procrastinator

Near Antonyms: go-getter, hustler, scrambler; hurrier, rusher, speeder

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Rhymes with LAGGARD

blackguard, haggard