lagger

lagger
lagger1
/lag"euhr/, n.
a laggard.
[LAG1 + -ER1]
lagger2
/lag"euhr/, n. Chiefly Brit. Slang.
a convict or ex-convict.
[1810-20; LAG2 + -ER1]

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  • Lagger — Lag ger, n. A laggard. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lagger — [lag′ər] n. a person or thing that lags …   English World dictionary

  • Lagger — One who lags behind and keeps you waiting for her. 1. Nelson said he d call but he never did. What a lagger. 2. We waited for Maria for an hour she s such a lagger …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Lagger — One who lags behind and keeps you waiting for her. 1. Nelson said he d call but he never did. What a lagger. 2. We waited for Maria for an hour she s such a lagger …   Dictionary of american slang

  • lagger — noun see lag II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lagger — noun a) One who installs lagging. In particular, Turner Newall doggedly contested any claims from the largest high risk group outside the scheduled factory areas mdash; the laggers. b) A player who lags (has a poor or slow network connection) …   Wiktionary

  • Lagger — police informer …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • lagger — Australian Slang police informer …   English dialects glossary

  • lagger — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One that lags: dawdler, dilly dallier, lag, laggard, lingerer, loiterer, poke, procrastinator, straggler, tarrier. Informal: slowpoke. See FAST …   English dictionary for students

  • lagger — n. police informer …   English contemporary dictionary

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