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straggler
strag·gle S0788900 (străg′əl)intr.v. strag·gled, strag·gling, strag·gles 1. a. To move or proceed slowly or in a scattered or irregular group: "The millworkers straggled out for lunch" (Carson McCullers).b. To move or lag behind another or others: "Bawling calves straggled after cows" (Jean M. Auel).2. To extend or be spread out: "The willow herb straggled over the heaps of rubble" (George Orwell).3. To hang limply or loosely: "the potbellied man, whose dirty hair straggled to his shoulders" (Stephen King).n. A scattered or disorderly group, as of people or things.
[Middle English straglen, to wander.]
strag′gler n.straggler1. Any personnel, vehicles, ships, or aircraft which, without apparent purpose or assigned mission, become separated from their unit, column, or formation.
2. A ship separated from its convoy by more than 5 nautical miles, through inability to keep up, and unable to rejoin before dark, or over 10 nautical miles from its convoy whether or not it can rejoin before dark. See also romper.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | straggler - someone who strays or falls behindstrayerdawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke, drone - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind |
stragglernounOne that lags:dawdler, dilly-dallier, lag, laggard, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, poke, procrastinator, tarrier.Informal: slowpoke.Translationsstraggle (ˈstrӕgl) verb1. to grow or spread untidily. His beard straggled over his chest. 蔓生 蔓生2. to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc. 落伍 落伍ˈstraggler noun a person who walks too slowly during a march etc and gets left behind. A car was sent to pick up the stragglers. 落伍者 落伍者ˈstraggly adjective straggling untidily. straggly hair. 散亂的，七零八落的 散乱的，七零八落的 ˈstraggliness noun 散落 散落straggler
stragglerAn aircraft that cannot or does not keep up with other aircraft on a mission or a formation.straggler
Synonyms for stragglernoun one that lagsSynonyms- dawdler
- dilly-dallier
- lag
- laggard
- lagger
- lingerer
- loiterer
- poke
- procrastinator
- tarrier
- slowpoke
Synonyms for stragglernoun someone who strays or falls behindSynonymsRelated Words- dawdler
- laggard
- lagger
- trailer
- poke
- drone
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