\Strag"gler\, n.
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.