Noah Webster's Dictionary 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. 2. (n.) A roving vagabond. 3. (n.) Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth. 4. (n.) Something that stands alone or by itself.

Multi-Version Concordance Straggler (1 Occurrence) Isaiah 14:31 Howl, gate! Cry, city! You are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks. (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)