Straggler /(?)/

Strag·gler

Straggler

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.
  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.
  4. Something that stands alone or by itself.