Dictionary

straggler en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈstɹæɡlɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈstɹæɡlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈstɹæɡl̩ɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From straggle + -er.

Meanings

1. Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
   • She recounted her life in pre-World War II Eastern Europe and how a ragtag band of Red Army stragglers, escaped prisoners of war and Jewish and gentile Resistance fighters — including some women — harassed the Germans behind the Wehrmacht’s front lines in the forests and swamps of what is now Belarus. 2021 May 28, Sam Roberts, “Faye Schulman Dies; Fought Nazis With a Rifle and a Camera”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
2. One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
   • This isn't the 1970s, when the UK stood out as the European straggler. 2025 July 31, Janan Ganesh, “Britain is not a broken society”, in Financial Times, page 17:
3. One who roams without any settled direction.
4. A migratory animal found away from its usual range.
5. A roving vagabond.
6. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
7. Something that stands alone or by itself.

Forms

Deriveds

blue straggler · straggler daisy

Translations (151)

ga straigléir (a roving vagabond) · sh lutalica (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · ga scatachánach (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · fr traînard (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · nl zwerver (one who roams without any settled direction) · de Vagabund (a roving vagabond) · pt atrasados (one who falls behind the rest) · ga fáis rábacha (an exuberant growth) · pt animais migratórios desgarrados (a migratory animal found away from its usual range) · sh lutalica (a roving vagabond) · ga aonaireacha (something that stands alone or by itself) · ga fás rábach (an exuberant growth) · pt crescimentos exuberantes (an exuberant growth) · cmn 游荡者 (one who roams without any settled direction) · fi vaeltaja (one who roams without any settled direction) · ga fánaithigh (a roving vagabond) · pt crescimento exuberante (an exuberant growth) · ga fánaí (a roving vagabond) · mi whakatakere (one who falls behind the rest) · ga straigléirí (a roving vagabond) · de Nachzüglerin (one who falls behind the rest) · pl maruder (one who falls behind the rest) · fi hidastelija (one who falls behind the rest) · de Versprengte (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · ga néiléirí (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · ru отставший (one who falls behind the rest) · pt animal migratório desgarrado (a migratory animal found away from its usual range) · ga straigléireacha (a roving vagabond) · de Landstreicherin (a roving vagabond) · fi harhailija (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · pt desgarrada (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · ga ainmhí imirceach fánach (a migratory animal found away from its usual range) · sh lutalica (one who roams without any settled direction) · pt errante (one who roams without any settled direction) · es rezagado (one who falls behind the rest) · ga straigléireacha (one who roams without any settled direction) · ga jaingléireach (a roving vagabond) · ga fánaithigh (a roving vagabond) · ga straigléireach (one who falls behind the rest) · pt atrasados (one who falls behind the rest) · ga fás rábach (an exuberant growth) · ru бродя́га (a roving vagabond) · pt vagabundas errantes (a roving vagabond) · pt animais migratórios desgarradas (a migratory animal found away from its usual range) · ga codhlatachánacha (one who falls behind the rest) · pt solitárias (something that stands alone or by itself) · ga codhlatachánach (one who falls behind the rest) · pt errantes (one who roams without any settled direction) · ga fáis rábacha (an exuberant growth) · de Nachzügler (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · nl afwijkeling (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · de Nachzüglerin (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · fr traînard (one who falls behind the rest) · ga straigléirí (one who roams without any settled direction) · pt desgarrados (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · de Bummler (one who roams without any settled direction) · pt animais migratórios desgarrados (a migratory animal found away from its usual range) · cmn 落伍者 (one who falls behind the rest) · pt vagabundos errantes (a roving vagabond) · ga fánaí (a roving vagabond) · pt lanterninha (one who falls behind the rest) · de Landstreicher (a roving vagabond) · ga fáis rábacha (an exuberant growth) · ga jaingléirí (a roving vagabond) · ga fánachánacha (one who roams without any settled direction) · pt vagabundos errantes (a roving vagabond) · ga aonaireacha (something that stands alone or by itself) · ga straigléireach (one who roams without any settled direction) · ga ainmhí imirceach fánach (a migratory animal found away from its usual range) · ga straigléirí (one who roams without any settled direction) · ga fánacháin (one who roams without any settled direction) · ga codhlatachán (one who falls behind the rest) · ga fánachán (one who roams without any settled direction) · pt animal migratório desgarrada (a migratory animal found away from its usual range) · ga scatachán (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · ga codhlatacháin (one who falls behind the rest) · ga scíontacháin (an exuberant growth) · tr geride kalan (one who falls behind the rest) · pl maruderka (one who falls behind the rest) · nl schooier (a roving vagabond) · ga néiléir (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · pt solitária (something that stands alone or by itself) · pt solitários (something that stands alone or by itself) · ga straigléirí (one who falls behind the rest) · ga fánacháin (one who roams without any settled direction) · pt desgarradas (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · fi eksyjä (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · pt lanterninho (one who falls behind the rest) · ga aonair (something that stands alone or by itself) · pt vagabunda errante (a roving vagabond) · tr avare (one who roams without any settled direction) · ga straigléireach (a roving vagabond) · ga straigléireacha (one who falls behind the rest) · ga straigléir (one who falls behind the rest) · pt crescimento exuberante (an exuberant growth) · nl uitwas (an exuberant growth) · pt atrasada (one who falls behind the rest) · pt desgarrados (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · ga aonaireacha (something that stands alone or by itself) · ru скита́лец (a roving vagabond) · ga scatacháin (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · de Versprengter (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · ga fánaithigh (a roving vagabond) · ga straigléir (one who roams without any settled direction) · pt lanterninhas (one who falls behind the rest) · ga scatachánacha (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · fi harhailija (one who roams without any settled direction) · ga aonair (something that stands alone or by itself) · pt atrasadas (one who falls behind the rest) · ga straigléirí (one who falls behind the rest) · pt atrasado (one who falls behind the rest) · pt solitário (something that stands alone or by itself) · pt vagabundo errante (a roving vagabond) · ga néiléreach (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · ga scatacháin (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · de Nachzügler (one who falls behind the rest) · sv eftersläntrare (one who falls behind the rest) · ga scíontachánacha (an exuberant growth) · tr serseri (a roving vagabond) · ga jaingléireacha (a roving vagabond) · ga scíontachánach (an exuberant growth) · de Bummler (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · es vago (a roving vagabond) · ga néiléirí (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · pt desgarrado (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · fi maijamyöhäinen (one who falls behind the rest) · ga ainmhithe imirceacha fánacha (a migratory animal found away from its usual range) · fi mattimyöhäinen (one who falls behind the rest) · pt lanterninhas (one who falls behind the rest) · pt solitários (something that stands alone or by itself) · pt crescimentos exuberantes (an exuberant growth) · pt errante (one who roams without any settled direction) · ga straigléirí (a roving vagabond) · fi kulkuri (a roving vagabond) · ga codhlatacháin (one who falls behind the rest) · ga fánachánach (one who roams without any settled direction) · ga scíontacháin (an exuberant growth) · pt errantes (one who roams without any settled direction) · ga jaingléirí (a roving vagabond) · ga jaingléir (a roving vagabond) · ga scíontachán (an exuberant growth) · sh odlutali (one who falls behind the rest) · pt lanterninhos (one who falls behind the rest) · nl achterblijver (one who falls behind the rest) · pt crescimentos exuberantes (an exuberant growth) · tr aylak (a roving vagabond) · ga ainmhithe imirceacha fánacha (a migratory animal found away from its usual range) · ga ainmhithe imirceacha fánacha (a migratory animal found away from its usual range) · ga néiléreacha (one who departs from the direct or proper course) · pt errantes (one who roams without any settled direction) · tr geride kalan (one who departs from the direct or proper course)