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straggler (n.)

1520s, agent noun from straggle (v.).

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straggle (v.)
early 15c., "to wander from the proper path, stray, to rove from one's companions," perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare dialectal Norwegian stragla "to walk laboriously"), or a frequentative of Middle English straken "to move, go." Specifically of soldiers, "be dispersed, be apart from the main body," from 1520s. Related: Straggled; straggling.

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Definitions of straggler from WordNet

straggler (n.)
someone who strays or falls behind;
Synonyms: strayer
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near straggler

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Stradivarius

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straight

straight-edge

straighten

straight-faced

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