slowcoach

/ˌsloʊˈkoʊtʃ/
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Other forms: slowcoaches

Definitions of slowcoach
  1. noun
    someone who moves slowly
    “in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach”
    synonyms: plodder, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud
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    type of:
    dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer
    someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
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