neglecter

noun

Definition of neglecternext
as in laggard

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  1. laggard
  2. dreamer
  3. ne'er-do-well
  4. slowpoke
Noun
  • The main laggards were Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co., each declining around 8%.
    Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The time to act is now, as the gap between digital leaders and laggards continues to widen.
    Chetan Mathur, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of laggard
Noun
  • Big dreamers have busy minds, need the intense focus of their dreams to carry them through life as far as possible.
    Jim Clash, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • From Chicken Man’s perspective, this guy was a dreamer.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of dreamer
Noun
  • In April, the company had to temporarily shut down service in Chicago when ne'er-do-wells managed to fraudulently rent and then steal 100 Mercedes-Benz vehicles off the street.
    Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Oct 10, 2024 Gulf Coast Reporter Chris Gray is Chron's Gulf Coast Reporter, covering tourism and tourists, energy and the environment, overachievers and ne'er-do-wells: compelling stories from across the upper Texas coast, but with a deep focus on Galveston's rich history and culture.
    Chris Gray, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of ne'er-do-well
Noun
  • Don’t wait for slowpokes to join in; follow your heart and make your dreams come true.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
  • That said, not everyone agrees that letting the slowpokes who fumble with their bags in the overhead bins off first is more polite.
    NerdWallet, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Definition of slowpoke
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