straggler

IPA: strˈægɫɝ

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.

Examples of "straggler" in Sentences

No such luck … I was a math straggler from the get-go.
Except for a straggler male who tried to jump on his back.
No enemy fighters sighted - thank God - because a straggler is a dead duck.
The closest thing to a straggler is the Oakland Raiders, who haven't taken a lineman that high since 2004.
Marine Animal Rescue spokesman Peter Wallerstein said Monday the "straggler" is healthy and probably just taking its time to get to Alaska.
Edwin, who with Grimsby had volunteered the dangerous service of reconnoitring the enemy, returned within an hour, bringing in a straggler from the English camp.
At this rate, it has been calculated that our passenger-pigeon might go to Europe in three days; indeed, a straggler is said to have been actually shot in Scotland.
Edwin, who, with Grimsby, had volunteered the dangerous service of reconnoitering the enemy, returned within an hour, bringing in a straggler from the English camp.
Having already satisfied myself as to the several modes in which the four others attained felicity, I next set my mind at work to discover what enjoyments were peculiar to the old "straggler," as the people of the country would have termed the wandering mendicant and prophet.