Meaning

7 senses
  1. Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.

    Nachzügler, Nachzüglerin, Versprengter

  2. One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.

    Nachzügler, Nachzüglerin

    отставшийotstavšij

    someone who strays or falls behind

  3. One who roams without any settled direction.

    Bummler

  4. A migratory animal found away from its usual range.

  5. A roving vagabond.

    Landstreicher, Landstreicherin, Vagabund

    бродя́гаbrodjága, скита́лецskitálec

  6. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.

  7. Something that stands alone or by itself.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The ivy left some stragglers on the trunk of the tree.

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  2. I never charge headfirst into battle. It's always wiser to wait until the dust settles and pick off the stragglers.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
one who falls behind the rest:
a roving vagabond:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
one who departs from the direct or proper course:
a roving vagabond:

Origin

From straggle + -er.

From straggle + -er.

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Forms

plural: stragglers
Singularstraggler
Pluralstragglers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who strays or falls behind:strayer

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
straggler — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto