Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Laggard /lăg'-ẽrd/ · Lag·gard · IPA /ˈlæɡɚd/ a. n. 01 a. Slow; sluggish; backward. 1. Slow; sluggish; backward. 02 n. One who lags; a loiterer. 1. One who lags; a loiterer.