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straggler
[ strag-ler ]
noun
- a person or thing that lags behind others:
We鈥檙e waiting for a few stragglers, but all entries must be in by Wednesday, March 4th.
- a person, animal, ship, etc., that wanders around or strays from a path or course:
The French steamer Tourny, a straggler from its convoy, was sunk by a German U-boat.
There was a wood quail just 5 yards away on the trail, presumably a straggler from the covey.
- one of a number of persons or things scattered thinly or at irregular intervals in space or time:
I didn鈥檛 see too many weeds in the garden鈥攋ust two or three stragglers.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of straggler1
Example Sentences
The pace is not set by the slowest walker, and urban walks don鈥檛 include 鈥渟weep鈥 people at the back to gather up stragglers.
The Republicans pushed the illusion of momentum to motivate any stragglers to go with the perceived winner.
Even Hezbollah security officials, normally a constant presence on the streets here, were scarce, with only a few stragglers posted near struck areas.
A few hundred stragglers moved their home to the nearby MacDonald Ice rumples and kept the group going.
Scores of stragglers dropped behind the retreating columns, hobbling alone or in twos or threes and struggling desperately to stay in touch with their units.
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