straggler

as in snail
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others by three o'clock, only a few stragglers were still making their painful way to the marathon's finish

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“Straggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggler. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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