straggler
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straggler
- /ˈstɹæɡlə/ UK
- /ˈstɹæɡlɚ/ US
- /ˈstɹæɡl̩ɚ/ US
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From straggle + -er.
noun stragglers
- Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong. She recounted her life in pre-World War II Eastern Europe and how a ragtag band of Red Army stragglers, escaped prisoners of war and Jewish and gentile Resistance fighters — including some women — harassed the Germans behind the Wehrmacht’s front lines in the forests and swamps of what is now Belaru
- One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race. This isn't the 1970s, when the UK stood out as the European straggler.
- One who roams without any settled direction.
- A migratory animal found away from its usual range.
- A roving vagabond.
- Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
- Something that stands alone or by itself.
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noun one who departs from the direct or proper course
| Português | desgarrado, desgarrados, desgarrada, desgarradas |
|---|---|
| Français | traînard |
| Deutsch | Nachzügler, Nachzüglerin, Versprengter, Versprengte, Bummler |
noun one who falls behind the rest
| Español | rezagado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 落伍者 |
| Português | atrasado, atrasados, atrasada, atrasadas, lanterninho, lanterninhos |
| Français | traînard |
| Deutsch | Nachzügler, Nachzüglerin |
| Русский | отставший otstavšij |
noun a migratory animal found away from its usual range
| Português | animal migratório desgarrado, animais migratórios desgarrados, animal migratório desgarrada, animais migratórios desgarradas |
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noun a roving vagabond
| Español | vago |
|---|---|
| Português | vagabundo errante, vagabundos errantes, vagabunda errante, vagabundas errantes |
| Deutsch | Landstreicher, Landstreicherin, Vagabund |
| Русский | бродя́га brodjága, скита́лец skitálec |
noun an exuberant growth
| Português | crescimento exuberante, crescimentos exuberantes |
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noun something that stands alone or by itself
| Português | solitário, solitários, solitária, solitárias |
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@misc{straggler_2026,
title = {straggler},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/straggler},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
