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tailender Synonyms
Another word for tailender
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• noun (Context 1)
A person, vehicle, or competitor located at the very rear of a line, procession, race, or rankings.
Usage Example
"The marathon volunteers waited patiently at the finish line to cheer on the exhausted tailenders."
Strong
straggler
laggard
backmarker
also-ran
Opposites of tailender
The opposite of tailender shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:
front-runner
opener
leader
pacesetter
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Tailender. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/tailender