laggard
n. slow person; retarded person; person who falls behind; person who moves slowly | ||||
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Laggards Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| MONASH Marketing Dictionary |
Laggards
those in a community who are slowest to adopt a new product. See Diffusion of Innovation; Early Adopters; Early Majority; Innovators; Late Majority.
those in a community who are slowest to adopt a new product. See Diffusion of Innovation; Early Adopters; Early Majority; Innovators; Late Majority.
Laggards Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
laggard
Noun
1. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
(synonym) dawdler, drone, lagger, trailer
(hypernym) idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
(hyponym) loiterer, lingerer
(derivation) lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
Adjective
1. inclined to waste time and lag behind
(synonym) dilatory
(similar) unpunctual
2. wasting time
(synonym) dilatory, poky, pokey
(similar) slow
Noun
1. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
(synonym) dawdler, drone, lagger, trailer
(hypernym) idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
(hyponym) loiterer, lingerer
(derivation) lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
Adjective
1. inclined to waste time and lag behind
(synonym) dilatory
(similar) unpunctual
2. wasting time
(synonym) dilatory, poky, pokey
(similar) slow