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Lagger

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which lags behind; a laggard.

    "The economic time series can be segregated into leaders, laggers and coinciders in relation to movements in aggregate economic activity."

  2. 2
    A member of support staff responsible for contacting lawyers to check how a case is progressing. slang
  3. 3
    someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind wordnet
  4. 4
    One who installs lagging.

    "In particular, Turner & Newall doggedly contested any claims from the largest high-risk group outside the scheduled factory areas — the laggers."

  5. 5
    A player who lags (has a poor or slow network connection). informal
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  1. 6
    A marker used in the game of hopscotch.

    "2015 Kathleen, Kage, and the Company, Laggers. Laggers, Dear Readers, in case you grew up ignorant of hopscotch, are the markers you use when playing the game."

  2. 7
    A police informant. slang
  3. 8
    A sailor. slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

From lag + -er.

Etymology 2

Blend of legal + nagger.

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