different between sluggard vs slowcoach

English

Etymology

From Middle English slogarde, probably ultimately of Old Norse origin. Equivalent to slug +? -ard (“pejorative agent suffix”).

Noun

sluggard (plural sluggards)

1. A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
2. A person slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person.
3. A fearful or cowardly person, a poltroon.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:idler

Related terms

• lug
• slug
• sluggish

Translations

English

Etymology

slow +? coach

Noun

slowcoach (plural slowcoaches)

1. (informal, Britain) A person, especially a child, who moves slowly.

   Synonyms: plodder, sluggard, (North America) slowpoke

   Hey, you slowcoaches at the back! Get a move on!

   • 1911, Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown, The Blue Cross:

     They were both very quiet, respectable people; one of them paid the bill and went out; the other, who seemed a slower coach altogether, was some minutes longer getting his things together.

2. (informal, Britain) A person who is slow on the uptake; one who does not comprehend new ideas quickly.

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References

• 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary