Straggler

Definition of Straggler

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.
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.

Related Words

dawdler, depart, digress, drone, laggard, lagger, sidetrack, straggle, strayer, trailer
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