Lagger — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈæɡɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaɡə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaɡə/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈæɡɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

poke laggard drone dawdler trailer

Word Forms

dawdle	verb	waste time
lag	verb	hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
trail	verb	move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
poky	adjective	wasting time
pokey	adjective	wasting time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verzögerung

jemand, der sich mehr Zeit als nötig nimmt; jemand, der hinterherhinkt

🇫🇷French

traînard

quelqu'un qui prend plus de temps que nécessaire ; quelqu'un qui est à la traîne

🇪🇸Spanish

holgazán

alguien que se toma más tiempo del necesario; alguien que se queda atrás

🇮🇹Italian

più lento

qualcuno che impiega più tempo del necessario; qualcuno che resta indietro

🇳🇱Dutch

achterblijver

iemand die meer tijd neemt dan nodig is; iemand die achterloopt

🇵🇹Portuguese

retardatário

alguém que leva mais tempo do que o necessário; alguém que fica para trás

🇷🇺Russian

отставать

тот, кто занимает больше времени, чем необходимо; тот, кто отстает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निस्तेज

कोई व्यक्ति जो आवश्यकता से अधिक समय लेता है; कोई है जो पीछे रह जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ল্যাগার

যে কেউ প্রয়োজনের চেয়ে বেশি সময় নেয়; যে কেউ পিছিয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

தேவைக்கு அதிகமாக நேரம் எடுக்கும் ஒருவர்; பின்தங்கிய ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెనుకబడి

అవసరం కంటే ఎక్కువ సమయం తీసుకునే వ్యక్తి; వెనుకబడిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मागे पडणे

जो आवश्यकतेपेक्षा जास्त वेळ घेतो; कोणीतरी मागे आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લેગર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે જરૂરી કરતાં વધુ સમય લે છે; જે પાછળ રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಗ್ಗೆಯಿರಿ

ಅಗತ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಮಯ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ; ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലഗർ

ആവശ്യത്തിലധികം സമയം എടുക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ; പിന്നാക്കം നിൽക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿੱਛੇ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਲੋੜ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਸਮਾਂ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ; ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਰਹਿ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیچھے رہ جانا

کوئی ایسا شخص جو ضرورت سے زیادہ وقت لیتا ہے؛ کوئی جو پیچھے رہ جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惯犯

🇰🇷Korean

느림보

필요 이상으로 시간이 걸리는 사람; 뒤처지는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lager

một người mất nhiều thời gian hơn mức cần thiết; ai đó tụt lại phía sau

🇹🇭Thai

ล้าหลัง

คนที่ใช้เวลาเกินความจำเป็น คนที่ล้าหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg ketinggalan

seseorang yang membutuhkan waktu lebih lama dari yang diperlukan; seseorang yang tertinggal

🇲🇾Malay

ketinggalan

seseorang yang mengambil lebih banyak masa daripada yang diperlukan; seseorang yang ketinggalan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متخلف

شخص يأخذ وقتا أكثر من اللازم؛ شخص متخلف

🇮🇷Persian

عقب افتادن

کسی که بیشتر از زمان لازم وقت می گیرد. کسی که عقب افتاده

🇹🇷Turkish

geride kalmak

gereğinden fazla zaman alan biri; geride kalan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מפגר

מישהו שלוקח יותר זמן מהנדרש; מישהו שנשאר מאחור

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What is the primary definition of the word 'lagger'?

The primary meaning of 'lagger' is 'someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind'.

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Using 'lagger' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lagger' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lagger' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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