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Laggier vs Lagger - What's the difference?

laggier | lagger |

As an adjective laggier

is comparative of laggy.

As a noun lagger is

one who installs lagging.

laggier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (laggy)

    • laggy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
    • Gasoline prices usually show a laggier response to crude-oil price reduction than to crude-oil price increases.
  • (video games, informal) Tending to lag, or respond slowly because of network latency.
    • I've given up trying to play on that laggy server.

    lagger

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who installs lagging.
  • * 2001 , Geoffrey Tweedale, Philip Hansen, Magic Mineral to Killer Dust: Turner & Newall and the Asbestos Hazard
    • In particular, Turner & Newall doggedly contested any claims from the largest high-risk group outside the scheduled factory areas — the laggers .
  • (video games, informal) A player who lags (has a poor or slow network connection).

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A member of support staff responsible for contacting lawyers to check how a case is progressing.

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