Meaning & use
Stragglers
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People, animals, or things that fall behind or wander away from the main group.
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Race organizers sent a van to pick up the stragglers at the back of the marathon.
A few stragglers from the herd wandered off toward the river.
A note on using this word
Comes from the verb "straggle," meaning to move or spread out in an untidy or irregular way.
Words with a similar meaning
laggardslatecomers
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Words with an opposite meaning
leadersfrontrunners
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