SLOWCOACH

plodder, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, slowcoach

(noun) someone who moves slowly; “in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

slowcoach (plural slowcoaches)

(inforomal, UK) a person, especially a child, who moves slowly.

Synonyms

• plodder

• sluggard

• (US & Canadian equivalent) slowpoke

Source: Wiktionary



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