LAGGERS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

laggers

noun

plural of lagger

as in snails

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others after 10 hours, there weren't any spectators left to cheer on the laggers as they finished the marathon

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Recent Examples of laggers If enough go to the Democratic laggers rather than the party frontrunners, both Republicans could still wind up one-two. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026

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Scientists rescued 34 endangered humped tree snails from Guam by collecting them in empty peanut butter jars ahead of a powerful typhoon.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
She and her hundreds of pet snails are visited by a young man named Edward Ridgeway (Alden Ehrenreich) who has been sent by her American publisher to convince her to sign a contract to write one more Ripley novel.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

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McKinsey has found that companies leading in customer experience achieve more than twice the revenue growth of customer experience laggards.

— Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The energy sector and logistics companies that rely on fuel are likely to be the biggest laggards.

— Alex Harring,Sarah Min, CNBC, 21 July 2026

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