STRAGGLER

straggler. Straggler, n. one who quits his company, a rover

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Strag″gler (?), n. 1. 1. One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which he belongs; one who falls behind the rest; one who rambles without any settled direction.
2. 2. A roving vagabond. Shak.
3. 3. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
Let thy hand supply the pruning knife, And crop luxuriant stragglers. Dryden. 4. 4. Something that stands alone or by itself.