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A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong. / One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.

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straggler

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈstɹæɡlə/

Noun

A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong. / One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.

Japanese Meaning

集団や仲間から離れて遅れた者、後れを取る人 / 正規の経路や方式から逸脱し、目的地や目標から外れる人

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We waited at the trailhead until the straggler finally appeared, ducking through the trees with a sheepish grin.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私たちは登山口で、遅れてきた人が恥ずかしそうに木々の間をくぐって現れるまで待った。

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Sense（1）

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.

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Sense（2）

One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.

Sense（3）

One who roams without any settled direction.

Sense（4）

A migratory animal found away from its usual range.

Sense（5）

A roving vagabond.

Sense（6）

Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.

Sense（7）

Something that stands alone or by itself.

stragglers

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