straggler, strayer
(noun) someone who strays or falls behind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
straggler (plural stragglers)
A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
One who roams without any settled direction.
A migratory animal found away from its usual range.
A roving vagabond.
Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
Something that stands alone or by itself.
Source: Wiktionary
Strag"gler, n.
1. One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which he belongs; one who falls behind the rest; one who rambles without any settled direction.
2. A roving vagabond. Shak.
3. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth. Let thy hand supply the pruning knife, And crop luxuriant stragglers. Dryden.
4. Something that stands alone or by itself.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 February 2025
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
