loafer vs straggler

loafer

noun
  • A wolf, especially a grey or timber wolf. 

  • An idle person. 

  • A shoe with no laces, resembling a moccasin. 

verb
  • To loaf around; to be idle. 

straggler

noun
  • A migratory animal found away from its usual range. 

  • Something that stands alone or by itself. 

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

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

  • One who roams without any settled direction. 

  • A roving vagabond. 

  • A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong. 

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