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stragglerstrag‧gler /ˈstræɡlə $ -ər/ noun [countable]   - A few stragglers got lost in the fog.
- After three and a half hours, the stragglers were still coming through.
- Ahead of him, the tail-end stragglers of the daily rush hour traffic scurried across Westminster Bridge.
- John had come to the tow path as the stragglers of the crowd were passing.
- Kalchu followed behind, raising his arms and whistling at the stragglers.
- Ramsay delayed the return for as long as he dared, to allow stragglers to come up.
- The last stragglers were expected near midnight.
- The roads and forests were full of stragglers.
- When a rare disagreement arose, he tried to coax stragglers along or simply found a more acceptable phrasing.
to be the last one in a line, group, race etc► be last · There's no point in trying, because I know I'm going to be last.· We were last in a very long queue, so I knew we'd have a long wait.be (the) last to do something · Sally was last to arrive.· His plane was always the first to take off, and the last to land.be last in line (=be the last person to have something, especially when this seems unfair) · I was the youngest in a family of four, so I was always last in line for clothes and toys.· Let's just say I don't want to be last in line for promotion. ► come in last/finish last also come last British to finish a race or competition in the last position: · Our school always comes in last in the regional competition.· Bakatin came last with just 3.4% of the vote.· Despite finishing last of six, he was only beaten by two lengths. ► bring up the rear to be last in a line or group of people, cars, ships etc that is moving forward: · We all followed our guide up the path, Marcus and I bringing up the rear.· The funeral hearse was followed by cars full of friends, and a company of Life Guards brought up the rear. ► straggler a person who is too slow to keep the same speed as the rest of the group they are with, so that they move along some distance behind: · A few stragglers got lost in the fog.· After three and a half hours, the stragglers were still coming through. 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. |