laggers

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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Noun
  • The lubricating substance allows snails to stick to the ground more easily and travel more smoothly.
    Laura Dorwart, Health, 22 July 2026
  • But SpongeBob is just as unambiguously heroic as Damon’s Odysseus is (even if our favorite burger-flipping tamer of snails requires a gift from a certain daughter of a goddess to find his courage).
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Others risk losing ground as AI gets trapped in pilots that never scale, widening the performance gap between early adopters and laggards – and creating a new digital divide inside every industry.
    Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026

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“Laggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggers. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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