stray

Meanings

• an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
• wander from a direct course or at random
  • "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"
• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
• not close together in time
  • "a few stray crumbs"
• (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
  • "a stray calf"
  • "a stray dog"

Synonyms

cast, digress, divagate, drift, err, isolated, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander