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ambler

/ˈæmblə/AM-blur
/ˈæmblɚ/AM-blur

Meaningone that walks about

Common meaning: a person or thing that ambles

Journey through time

  1. Latinambulō, ambulāre‘to walk about, stroll’
  2. Old Frenchamblersource
  3. Englishamble‘to walk at an easy pace’
  4. Englishformed in English from ambleambler‘a person or thing that ambles’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: one that walks about. It can be inferred from any of: amble.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from amble + -er (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

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