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STRAYER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does strayer mean?
• STRAYER (noun)
The noun STRAYER has 1 sense:
1. someone who strays or falls behind
Familiarity information: STRAYER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who strays or falls behind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
straggler; strayer
Hypernyms ("strayer" is a kind of...):
dawdler; drone; laggard; lagger; poke; trailer (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)
Derivation:
stray (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment)
stray (wander from a direct course or at random)
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