"slowcoach" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slowcoaches [plural]
Etymology: slow + coach Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slow|coach}} slow + coach Head templates: {{en-noun}} slowcoach (plural slowcoaches)
  1. (informal, UK) A person, especially a child, who moves slowly. Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms: plodder, sluggard, slowpoke [North-America]
    Sense id: en-slowcoach-en-noun-deakVPsP Disambiguation of People: 83 17 Categories (other): British English
  2. (informal, UK) A person who is slow on the uptake; one who does not comprehend new ideas quickly. Tags: UK, informal
    Sense id: en-slowcoach-en-noun-Qjz8JIkq Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 67

Inflected forms

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