What does laggard mean?
Definitions for laggard
ˈlæg ərdlag·gard
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word laggard.
Princeton's WordNet
dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, pokeadjective
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
dilatory, laggard, poky, pokeyadjective
wasting time
Wiktionary
laggardnoun
Someone who lags behind; someone who takes more time than is necessary.
laggardadjective
Hanging back; loitering.
ChatGPT
laggard
A laggard is a person or thing that is lacking behind, moving slowly, or late in performing or achieving things. It could refer to someone who doesn't keep up with others in a group, or a company slow to adopt new technologies or methods. The term is often used to point out sluggishness or delay.
Webster Dictionary
Laggardadjective
slow; sluggish; backward
Laggardnoun
one who lags; a loiterer
Etymology: [Lag + -ard.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of laggard in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of laggard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of laggard in a Sentence
The company has been a laggard on financial performance, climate risk management and lobbying disclosure for quite some time now, its peers in Europe, many of whom have independent board chairs, are outperforming Exxon on all these.
Historically, Africa has been a laggard to accept new agricultural technologies. For GM crops, much of the problem lies in the perception, exaggerated fear and conflicting messages sent to policy making.
The activist investor agenda heightens the sense that, if you're a laggard for a long time on the public market, what do you do? the markets are less patient, boards are less patient, management teams are worried.
In spite of the disappointment from the financials, which have been and continue to be a laggard ... there's still relative strength.
State Street is a notable laggard in adviser support, given State Street’s scale and first mover advantage as an ETF pioneer, they have abysmal adviser support. It's almost a laughing matter in the industry.
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