plural stragglers
: a person or animal that moves slower than others and becomes separated from them
People waited for the stragglers to finish the race.
The cowboy had to round up a few stragglers.
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“Straggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/straggler. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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