straggler

Meaning

Noun

• A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
• One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
• One who roams without any settled direction.
• A migratory animal found away from its usual range.
• A roving vagabond.
• Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
• Something that stands alone or by itself.

Origin

• straggle + -er