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straggler

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of straggler

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others

by three oʼclock, only a few stragglers were still making their painful way to the marathonʼs finish

Synonyms of straggler

crawler, dallier, dawdler, dragger, laggard, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, plodder, slowpoke, snail

Words Related to straggler

idler, lazybones, loafer, lounger, slouch, slug, sluggard

delayer, procrastinator

Near Antonyms of straggler

go-getter, hustler, scrambler

hurrier, rusher, speeder

Antonyms of straggler

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