straggler

🇺🇸 /ˈstræɡlər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstræɡlə(r)/
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noun
R

Someone or something that is behind or slower than others in a group.

The teacher waited for the stragglers to catch up before starting the next lesson.

translation

n. Someone or something that is behind or slower than others in a group.

Word Forms

Plural stragglers