STRAGGLER, noun 1. A wanderer; a rover; one that departs from the direct or proper course; one that rambles without any settled direction. 2. A vagabond; a wandering shiftless fellow. 3. Something that shoots beyond the rest or too far. 4. Something that stands by itself.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI