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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 behindplay

  Familiarity information: STRAYER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRAYER (noun)


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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