To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind. / To act in a disorderly and irregular way

An irregular, spread-out group. / An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of straggle

simple past tense and past participle of straggle

present participle of straggle

(historical) Money paid for apprehending deserters and those absent without leave. / (historical) Money deducted from the wages of such absentees.

A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong. / One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.

(astronomy) An unusually hot and blue star in globular clusters.

plural of straggler

plural of blue straggler