Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straggler

/ˈstɹæɡlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: strag-gler
IPA: /ˈstɹæɡlɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.

noun

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

noun

One who roams without any settled direction.

noun

A migratory animal found away from its usual range.

noun

A roving vagabond.

noun

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

noun

Something that stands alone or by itself.

Example Sentences

"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."
"This isn't the 1970s, when the UK stood out as the European straggler."

Etymology

From straggle + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstɹæɡlɚ/
British English: /ˈstɹæɡlə/

Inflected Forms

stragglers (plural)

Phrases

blue straggler straggler daisy

Synonyms

strayer

Rhymes With

flagler hagler wagler agler kagler

Questions

How do you pronounce straggler?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹæɡlɚ/.
What does straggler mean?: Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
Where does straggler come from?: From straggle + -er.

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