ALL meanings of straggler
strag·gle
S s - noun straggler sb who is lagging behind 1
- verb without object straggler to stray from the road, course, or line of march. 1
- verb without object straggler to wander about in a scattered fashion; ramble. 1
- verb without object straggler to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals: The trees straggle over the countryside. 1
- countable noun straggler The stragglers are the people in a group who are moving more slowly or making less progress than the others. 0
- countable noun straggler The stragglers at an event such as a party are the people who are still there after most of the other people have left. 0