Usually means: Lagging competitor in a race.
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▸ noun:  A racer who holds a poor rank or is lapped in a race.

Similar:
straggler, backbencher, also-ran, rat racer, nobbler, laggard, boy racer, bench-warmer, back-bencher, caboose, more...

Opposite:
front-runner, leader, top contender

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Similar:
straggler, backbencher, also-ran, rat racer, nobbler, laggard, boy racer, bench-warmer, back-bencher, caboose, more...

Opposite:
front-runner, leader, top contender



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