Category:Straggler

Strag"gler, n.

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. A roving vagabond. Shak.

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. Something that stands alone or by itself.