laggard — a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈlæɡərd/
Korean meaning: 느리게 행동하여 뒤처지는 사람
Korean pronunciation: **래**거드
Example Sentences
- While his classmates were already coding apps, Tom remained a technology laggard still struggling with basic Excel.
- The company transformed from a market laggard to an industry leader in just two years.
- Don't be the laggard who shows up to the meeting 20 minutes late with a lame excuse about traffic.
laggard
NOUN//ˈlæɡərd//
a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
The laggard runner, haggard and staggered, still pushes on
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
16세기에 'lag(뒤처지다)'에서 파생된 단어로, 원래는 '양떼에서 뒤처지는 양'을 가리켰습니다. 마치 느린 양이 목동을 애타게 만드는 것처럼, 항상 뒤처지는 존재를 의미하게 되었습니다.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“While his classmates were already coding apps, Tom remained a technology laggard still struggling with basic Excel.”
“The company transformed from a market laggard to an industry leader in just two years.”
“Don't be the laggard who shows up to the meeting 20 minutes late with a lame excuse about traffic.”
“Despite being a laggard in adoption of new policies, the organization eventually embraced change.”
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