straggler

Noun

Meaning

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.

Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rover nomad tramp vagabond loafer slug vagrant wanderer idler gadabout roamer strayer lag stray drone
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Antonyms

beaver dynamo duce doer ambitious ambition
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Hypernyms

drone poke dawdler laggard lagger

Phrases with the word

festive straggler straggler daisy

Examples

A blue straggler is formed from the merger of two stars, possibly as a result of an encounter with a binary system. Source: Internet

Extinct by 1800 or may have been straggler of extant species. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

strafing strafing run straggle straggler daisy stragglesome straggliness