slowcoach

American  

[sloh-kohch] / ˈsloʊˌkoʊtʃ /

Or slow coach

noun

Informal.

1. a slowpoke.

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slowcoach British  

/ ˈsləʊˌkəʊtʃ /

noun

1. US and Canadian equivalent: slowpoke.  informal a person who moves, acts, or works slowly

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Etymology

Origin of slowcoach

First recorded in 1830–40; slow + coach

Example Sentences

I love the and am thrilled to be poring over the form for it once more, looking for the unconsidered slowcoach who could be inspired by the challenge.

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2011

The army was exasperated by Aly Maher's slowcoach approach to the key issue of the whole cleanup movement: land reform.

From Time Magazine Archive

They didn't know, of course, that Clubfoot, the old slowcoach, who is past his work, was aware of this already, and had made his plans accordingly.

From The Man with the Clubfoot by Williams, Valentine

Ferreting is a business generally transacted without hustle, and the keeper was a noted slowcoach.

From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by Senior, William

But Epimetheus was a very slow fellow, certainly, and went among men for a clod, and a muff, and a milksop, and a slowcoach, and a bloke, and a boodle, and so forth. 

From The Water-Babies by Kingsley, Charles