Definition of "lingerers" [lingerers]

• Plural form of lingerer. (noun)

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• "Amongst the lingerers were a few officers in the uniform of the Guard, who stood talking together in one corner."
• "Too many of the others were "lingerers," as Lincoln called them."
• "The place is getting emptier and emptier after his departure, leaving lingerers alone with their $7 Cokes and $12 glasses of wine."