STRAGGLER

straggler, strayer

(noun) someone who strays or falls behind

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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

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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

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