straggler

strag·gle  (strgl)

intr.v. strag·gled, strag·gling, strag·gles

1. To stray or fall behind.

2. To proceed or spread out in a scattered or irregular group.

n.

A scattered or disorderly group, as of people or things.

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[Middle English straglen, to wander.]

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straggler n.

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1. Any personnel, vehicles, ships, or aircraft which, without apparent purpose or assigned mission, become separated from their unit, column, or formation.
2. A ship separated from its convoy by more than 5 nautical miles, through inability to keep up, and unable to rejoin before dark, or over 10 nautical miles from its convoy whether or not it can rejoin before dark. See also romper.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

straggler - someone who strays or falls behind strayer dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke, drone - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

Translations

straggler [ˈstrægləʳ] N → rezagado/a m/f

straggler [ˈstræglə^r] n (= dawdler) → traînard(e) m/f

straggler

n → Nachzügler(in) m(f)

straggler [ˈstrægləʳ] n → chi rimane indietro