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Added 9 October 2026

sluggard

noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about sluggard at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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

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