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  1. 1. n. One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which he belongs; one who falls behind the rest; one who rambles without any settled direction. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A roving vagabond. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Something that stands alone or by itself. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. someone who strays or falls behind Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which he belongs; one who falls behind the rest; one who rambles without any settled direction. 2. A roving vagabond. Shak. 3. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth. Let thy hand supply the pruning knife, And crop luxuriant stragglers. Dryden. 4. Something that stands alone or by itself. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. someone who strays or falls behind Source: ecdict

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