straggler

  • 11straggler — noun a) One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which he belongs. b) One who falls behind the rest …

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  • 12straggler — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. stray, wanderer, lagger, late arrival. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One that lags: dawdler, dilly dallier, lag, laggard, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, poke, procrasti nator, tarrier. Informal: slowpoke. See FAST …

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  • 13straggler — strag|gler [ˈstræglə US ər] n a person or animal that is behind the others in a group, because they are moving more slowly ▪ Wait for the stragglers to catch up …

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  • 14straggler — strag|gler [ stræglər ] noun count someone who is going more slowly than other people …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15straggler — strag·gler || stræglÉ™(r) n. one who falls behind, one who strays, one who wanders …

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  • 16straggler — An aircraft that cannot or does not keep up with other aircraft on a mission or a formation …

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  • 17straggler — n. 1. Wanderer, rover. 2. Rambler, strayer, stroller, vagrant, vagabond, nomad, bird of passage …

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  • 18straggler — noun (C) someone who is too slow to stay with the others in a group so that they move along some distance behind: Wait for the stragglers to catch up …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19straggler — strag·gler …

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  • 20straggler — /ˈstræglə/ (say stragluh) noun 1. someone or something that straggles. 2. a. an animal missed in a muster. b. an animal that is not the property of the holding on which it is found. c. an unbranded stray or an animal which has wandered away from… …