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Escapee vs Straggler - What's the difference?

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Escapee is a related term of straggler.


As nouns the difference between escapee and straggler

is that escapee is someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment while straggler is one who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which he belongs.

escapee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.
  • Someone who has escaped.

    • Related terms

    * escape

    straggler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • A roving vagabond.
  • Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
  • Something that stands alone or by itself.

    • Derived terms

    * blue straggler