slowcoach

English

Etymology

slow +‎ coach

Noun

slowcoach (plural slowcoaches)

  1. (derogatory, Britain) a person who moves slowly.
    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.

Synonyms

Translations
plodder — see plodder
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