laggard

[lag-erd]

noun

1. a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.

adjective

1. moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish; dilatory; backward.

laggard

/ ˈlæɡəd /

noun

1. a person who lags behind

2. a dawdler or straggler

adjective

1. rare,  sluggish, slow, or dawdling

Other Word Forms

• laggardness noun
• laggardly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of laggard¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; lag ¹ + -ard

Example Sentences

Rather, it reflects investors’ disappointment at losing McMillon, who, in the span of a decade, orchestrated Walmart’s pivot from an industry laggard to a leader in both physical retail and e-commerce.

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Appaloosa initiated a holding of 9.25 million shares of American, a laggard in the airline group whose stock trades at $13.

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Appaloosa initiated a holding of 9.25 million shares of American, a laggard in the airline group whose stock trades at $13.

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“Today was one of the biggest rotations out of winners and into laggards we have seen in months,” writes Mizuho’s Daniel O’Regan.

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On Tuesday, Big Tech stocks took a turn as the market’s laggards.

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