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View usage for: (lægəʳd) Word forms: plural laggardscountable nounIf you describe a country, company, or product as a laggard, you mean that it is not performing as well as its competitors. The company has developed a reputation as a technological laggard. [+ in] Synonyms: straggler, lounger, lingerer, piker [Australian, New Zealand, slang] More Synonyms of laggard laggard in British English (ˈlæɡəd) noun1. a person who lags behind 2. a dawdler or straggler adjective3. rare sluggish, slow, or dawdling Derived forms laggardly (ˈlaggardly) adverb laggardness (ˈlaggardness) noun laggard in American English (ˈlægərd) noun1. a slow person, esp. one who is always falling behind; loiterer adjective2. slow or late in doing things; falling behind Derived forms laggardly (ˈlaggardly) adverb, adjective Examples of 'laggard' in a sentencelaggard Definition a person who lags behind a reputation for being a laggard in the games-console market Synonyms straggler lounger lingerer snail saunterer loiterer dawdler slowcoach (British, informal) sluggard bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal) slowpoke (US, Canadian, informal) Additional synonymsSynonyms slowcoach, lingerer, snail, tortoise, loiterer, laggard (British, informal), slowpoke (US, Canadian, informal) He resents being seen as a moneyed idler. Synonyms loafer, lounger, piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), drone, dodger, slouch (informal), shirker, slacker, couch potato (slang), sloth, dawdler, laggard, time-waster, layabout, deadbeat (informal, US, Canadian), skiver (British, slang), malingerer, sluggard, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal), clock-watcher, slugabed, lazybones (informal), Wearie Willie (informal) Definition a person who avoids work He's a bit of a loafer, who once worked in a bar but disliked being bossed around. Synonyms idler, lounger, bum (informal), piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), drone (British), shirker, couch potato (slang), time-waster, layabout, skiver (British, slang), ne'er-do-well, wastrel, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal), lazybones (informal) - ladykiller
- ladylike
- lag
- laggard
- lagoon
- laid up
- laid-back
Additional synonymsDefinition shirker He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers. Synonyms slacker, shirker, skiver (British, slang), loafer, layabout, idler, passenger, do-nothing, dodger, good-for-nothing, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal), gold brick (US, slang), scrimshanker (British, slang) He was a skiver and a thief. Synonyms slacker, loafer, idler, do-nothing, piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), dodger, shirker, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal), gold brick (US, slang), scrimshanker (British, slang) |