laggard

(lăg'ərd)
n.
One that lags; a straggler.

adj.
Hanging back or falling behind; dilatory. See synonyms at slow.

laggardly lag'gard·ly adv.
laggardness lag'gard·ness n.

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noun

One that lags: dawdler, dilly-dallier, lag, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, poke, procrastinator, straggler, tarrier. Informal slowpoke. See fast/slow/velocity.

adjective

Proceeding at a rate less than usual or desired: dilatory, slow, slow-footed, slow-going, slow-paced, tardy. Informal poky¹. Idioms: slow as molasses in January. See fast/slow/velocity.

A stock or security that is underperforming. A laggard will have lower-than-average returns compared to the market. A laggard is the opposite of a leader.

Investopedia Says:
In most cases, a laggard refers to a stock. The term can also, however, describe a company or individual that has been underperforming. It is often used to describe good vs. bad, as in "leaders vs. laggards". Investors want to avoid laggards, because they achieve less-than-desired rates of return.

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IN BRIEF: Falling behind.

The hiker was a bit laggard especially after a long day of hiking.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - efternøler, drys, smølehoved
adj. - langsom, træg, sløv

Nederlands (Dutch)
achterblijver, treuzelaar, achterblijvend

Français (French)
n. - traînard
adj. - traînard

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nachzügler, Bummelant
adj. - langsam, träge, faul

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χασομέρης, υπόδειγμα νωθρότητας

Italiano (Italian)
ritardatario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - retardatário (m), molenga (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
увалень, медлительный

Español (Spanish)
n. - vago
adj. - rezagado, holgazán, vago, remolón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sölkorv, eftersläntrare, slöfock

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
迟钝的人, 懒散的人, 落后者, 迟钝的, 迟缓的, 落后的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 遲鈍的人, 懶散的人, 落後者
adj. - 遲鈍的, 遲緩的, 落後的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 늦는 사람, 꾸물거리는 사람
adj. - 느린, 더딘

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - のろま, ぐずぐずする人
adj. - のろい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متلكئ, متقاعس, بطئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם אטי וחסר-מרץ, בטלן‬
adj. - ‮חסר-מרץ, מאחר, מתמזמז (מתבטל), אטי‬

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