sluggard
/ˈslʌɡəd/noun
उच्चारण स्लगड
आलसी व्यक्ति, सुस्त
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[C] old-fashioned
a lazy person
आलसी व्यक्ति, सुस्त
- Get up, you sluggard!
- The manager scolded the sluggard who came late every day.
- The proverb tells the sluggard to learn from the ant.
+ 2 more examples
- No sluggard ever topped the merit list.
- Don't be a sluggard; the exam is only a week away.
Synonyms idler loafer layabout slacker laggard
Opposite hard worker workaholic go-getter
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
slug·gard
?Which word?
Keep the -ard nouns: sluggard, drunkard, coward, laggard, braggart.
-ard nouns याद रखिए: sluggard, drunkard, coward, laggard, braggart।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective sluggish means slow-moving ('a sluggish economy').
Adjective sluggish का अर्थ धीमी गति वाला है ('a sluggish economy')।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a lazy person is a sluggard, idler or loafer; one who loves work an ergophile or workaholic; one who is slow and falls behind a laggard.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: आलसी व्यक्ति sluggard, idler या loafer; काम से प्रेम करने वाला ergophile या workaholic; धीमा और पीछे रहने वाला laggard।