lagger

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   One who or that which lags behind

   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

   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.
3. 3

   A player who lags (has a poor or slow network connection).

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   1. 4

      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.
      • In the 1950s, the game was called hopscotch and the object thrown a lagger /'lagar/. Lagger is apparently related to the verb lag.
   2. 5

      A police informant.

   3. 6

      A sailor.

   4. 7

      A member of support staff responsible for contacting lawyers to check how a case is…

      A member of support staff responsible for contacting lawyers to check how a case is progressing.

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