neglecter

noun

Definition of neglecternext
as in laggard

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  1. laggard
  2. dreamer
  3. ne'er-do-well
  4. slowpoke
Noun
  • Whether financial costs, share price impacts, brand, customer trust or loyalty, third-party liability, or legal costs, the costs and expenses of these incidents will only increase for the boardroom laggards.
    Bob Zukis, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Federal Realty Investment Trust is the biggest laggard, down 6.3% in January.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of laggard
Noun
  • In 1980, The Times noted, a report that two hefty gold nuggets had turned up in the Sierra Madre foothills sent a new generation of dreamers back into the hills.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • On the night of March 9, the 22-year-old country music dreamer phoned his friend Kevin Hughes, who worked as the chart director at Cash Box magazine.
    Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 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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