Definition of straggler

• n. - 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.
• n. - A roving vagabond.
• n. - Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
• n. - Something that stands alone or by itself.