What does lagger mean?
Lagger means One who or that which lags behind; a laggard..
Lagger
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
One who or that which lags behind; a laggard..
Definitions by Sense
- One who or that which lags behind; a laggard.
- One who installs lagging.
- (video games, informal) A player who lags (has a poor or slow network connection).
- A marker used in the game of hopscotch.
- (slang) A police informant.
- (slang) A sailor.
- (slang) A member of support staff responsible for contacting lawyers to check how a case is progressing.
Example Sentences
The economic time series can be segregated into leaders, laggers and coinciders in relation to movements in aggregate economic activity.
In particular, Turner & Newall doggedly contested any claims from the largest high-risk group outside the scheduled factory areas — the laggers.
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.
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Word Forms
- laggers
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The economic time series can be segregated into leaders, laggers and coinciders in relation to movements in aggregate economic activity.
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