blue straggler

blue strag·gle

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Definitions of blue straggler words

noun blue straggler one of a small group of blue stars within a cluster that falls near the main sequence even though other stars of its color have evolved off the main sequence. 1
noun blue straggler (astronomy, astronomy) an unusually hot and blue star in globular clusters. 0

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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