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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStraggler
/ˈstræɡ.lər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or animal that stays behind or moves more slowly than the others in a group, thus falling behind.
"The teacher waited at the back of the line to make sure no stragglers were left behind on the museum tour." - 2
Something that is scattered, isolated, or remaining after the rest has gone or been dealt with.
"A few straggler clouds remained in the sky long after the storm had cleared."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb straggle, which emerged in the late 16th century, likely as a frequentative form of dialectal streglen, meaning to wander or stray. It is related to Old English stregdan, meaning to spread or scatter, and has historically described individuals or things falling behind a main group.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Straggler" is said worldwide
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retardataire
Transliteration: /ʁə.taʁ.da.tɛʁ/
"Le guide a attendu les retardataires au coin de la rue."
Nachzügler
Transliteration: /ˈnaːxˌtsʏɡlɐ/
"Der Lehrer wartete auf die Nachzügler."
ritardatario
Transliteration: /ri.tar.daˈta.rjo/
"La guida ha aspettato i ritardatari alla fine del sentiero."
rezagado
Transliteration: /re.saˈɣa.ðo/
"El profesor ayudó al estudiante rezagado a alcanzar al grupo."
atrasado
Transliteration: /a.tɾaˈza.du/
"O guia esperou pelos retardatários no início da trilha."
पिछड़ने वाला
Transliteration: pichadne wala
"शिक्षक ने समूह के पीछे छूटने वाले छात्रों का इंतजार किया।"
掉队者
Transliteration: diào duì zhě
"领队停下来等候掉队者。"
낙오자
Transliteration: nagoja
"가이드는 낙오자가 없도록 뒤를 확인했다."
落伍者
Transliteration: rakugosha
"ガイドは落伍者がいないか後ろを確認した。"
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