Definition of saunter Saunter
/sɔˈntɚ/ - [sonter] - saun•ter
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What does saunter mean?
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NounPlural: saunters |
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| saunter - a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world" | ||
| gait a person's manner of walking | ||
| saunter - a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) | ||
| amble, promenade, stroll, perambulation | ||
| walk the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" | ||
| ramble, meander an aimless amble on a winding course | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- saunter (n. & v.)
To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter. - saunter (n.)
A sauntering, or a sauntering place.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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saunter
sawn′tėr, v.i. to wander about idly: to loiter: to lounge: to stroll: to dawdle.—n. a sauntering: a place for sauntering: a leisurely ramble.—ns. Saun′terer; Saun′tering.—adv. Saun′teringly. [M. E. saunteren—Anglo-Fr. sauntrer, to adventure out. Cf. Adventure. Sometimes erroneously explained as from Fr. sainte terre, holy land, from pilgrimages.]
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