laggard
noun
[ ˈlaɡəd ]
• a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others.
• "staff were under enormous pressure and there was no time for laggards"
Similar:
straggler,
loiterer,
lingerer,
dawdler,
sluggard,
slug,
snail,
delayer,
idler,
loafer,
lounger,
shirker,
layabout,
lagger,
lazybones,
do-nothing,
waster,
slacker,
slowcoach,
skiver,
slowpoke,
wastrel,
fainéant,
laggard
adjective
• slower than desired or expected.
• "a bell to summon laggard children to school"
Origin:
early 18th century (as an adjective): from lag1.
