"laggard" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlæɡəd/ [UK], /ˈlæɡɚd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laggard.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more laggard [comparative], most laggard [superlative]
Rhymes: -æɡə(ɹ)d Etymology: From lag + -ard. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lag|ard}} lag + -ard Head templates: {{en-adj}} laggard (comparative more laggard, superlative most laggard)
  1. Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.
    Sense id: en-laggard-en-adj-LKrCnXu1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ard Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 17 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 66 16 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ard: 73 13 14
  2. (animal husbandry) Not growing as quickly as the rest of the flock or herd. Translations (animal not growing as fast as flockmates): 遲緩嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 迟缓嘅 (ci⁴ wun⁴ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), 落後嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 落后嘅 (lok⁶ hau⁶ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), retardataire [feminine, masculine] (French), kržljavac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kržljavica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), racoulot [masculine] (Walloon), måcrexhant [masculine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-laggard-en-adj-gBfQnqUq Disambiguation of 'animal not growing as fast as flockmates': 25 75

Noun

IPA: /ˈlæɡəd/ [UK], /ˈlæɡɚd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laggard.wav [Southern-England] Forms: laggards [plural]
Rhymes: -æɡə(ɹ)d Etymology: From lag + -ard. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lag|ard}} lag + -ard Head templates: {{en-noun}} laggard (plural laggards)
  1. One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who lags behind): 落後者 (Chinese Mandarin), 落后者 (luòhòuzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), achterblijver [masculine] (Dutch), slome duikelaar [common-gender] (Dutch), kuhnuri (Finnish), hituri (Finnish), hidastelija (Finnish), kuhnailija (Finnish), traînard [masculine] (French), Nachzügler [masculine] (German), Bummler [masculine] (German), maradi (Hungarian), ritardatario [masculine] (Italian), pirorehe (Maori), takurutu (Maori), mocăit (Romanian), неповоро́тливый/медли́тельный челове́к (nepovorótlivyj/medlítelʹnyj čelovék) [masculine] (Russian), копу́ша (kopúša) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), у́валень (úvalenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), kasnilac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), trinneu [masculine] (Walloon), trinnåd [masculine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-laggard-en-noun-c~i7kz1C Disambiguation of People: 34 12 54

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2020 January 1, James Dean, “House price recovery on track in US”, in The Times, number 73,044, page 32",
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      "sense": "animal not growing as fast as flockmates",
      "word": "遲緩嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ci⁴ wun⁴ ge³",
      "sense": "animal not growing as fast as flockmates",
      "word": "迟缓嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "animal not growing as fast as flockmates",
      "word": "落後嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "lok⁶ hau⁶ ge³",
      "sense": "animal not growing as fast as flockmates",
      "word": "落后嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "animal not growing as fast as flockmates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "retardataire"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "animal not growing as fast as flockmates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kržljavac"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "animal not growing as fast as flockmates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kržljavica"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "animal not growing as fast as flockmates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "racoulot"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "animal not growing as fast as flockmates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "måcrexhant"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laggard"
}

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    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -ard",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/æɡə(ɹ)d",
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    "en:People"
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "text": "1733, William Havard, Scanderbeg: A Tragedy, London: J. Watts, Act II, Scene 4, p. 17,\nBlushing I look upon my poor Resolves,\nA Laggard in the Race, and faintly striving\nTo follow Excellence that soars so high."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1840, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter 20, in The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea",
          "text": "“Late come, late served, Mabel,” said her uncle, between mouthfuls of broiled salmon; […] “late come, late served; it is a good rule, and keeps laggards up to their work.” ¶ “I am no laggard, Uncle; for I have been stirring nearly an hour, and exploring our island.”",
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        },
        {
          "text": "1891, Rudyard Kipling, Letters of Marque, New York & Boston: H.M. Caldwell, 1899, Chapter 12, p. 141,\nThe State line, with the comparatively new branch to the Pachbadra salt-pits, pays handsomely, and is exactly suited to the needs of its users. True, there is a certain haziness as to the hour of starting, but this allows laggards more time, and fills the packed carriages to overflowing."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1977 December 19, “What Ever Became of ‘Geniuses’?”, in Time",
          "text": "It was 72 years ago when a French psychologist named Alfred Binet first devised a test that attempted to measure a child's intelligence. Seeking a way to distinguish truly retarded students from laggards with hidden ability, Binet developed a series of exercises involving completion of pictures and the assembling of objects, as well as problems in math, vocabulary and reasoning.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010 September 21, Rita Trichur, “Expanded international trade key to driving innovation in Ontario: report”, in Toronto Star",
          "text": "Canada and Ontario must bolster international trade with both the European Union and emerging economies like China in order shake our reputation as innovation laggards, says a new report.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 January 1, James Dean, “House price recovery on track in US”, in The Times, number 73,044, page 32",
          "text": "Residential property prices in the United States climbed at their fastest pace in five months in October, suggesting that the housing market, a laggard of the economy, is gaining steam.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
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          "necessary"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈlæɡəd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlæɡɚd/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-æɡə(ɹ)d"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "word": "落後者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "luòhòuzhě",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "word": "落后者"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "achterblijver"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "slome duikelaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "word": "kuhnuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "word": "hituri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "word": "hidastelija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "word": "kuhnailija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "traînard"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nachzügler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bummler"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "word": "maradi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ritardatario"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "word": "pirorehe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "word": "takurutu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "word": "mocăit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepovorótlivyj/medlítelʹnyj čelovék",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неповоро́тливый/медли́тельный челове́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kopúša",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "копу́ша"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "úvalenʹ",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "у́валень"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kasnilac"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trinneu"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "one who lags behind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trinnåd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laggard"
}

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