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Straggler
Pronunciation : Strag"gler
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which he belongs; one who falls behind the rest; one who rambles without any settled direction.
2. A roving vagabond. Shak.
3. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth. Let thy hand supply the pruning knife, And crop luxuriant stragglers. Dryden.
4. Something that stands alone or by itself.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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