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Saunter

Saunter Meaning & Definition
Saunter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Saunter?

[n] a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
[n] a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"
[v] walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

Synonyms | Synonyms for Saunter: amble | perambulation | promenade | ramble | stroll | stroll

Related Terms | Find terms related to Saunter:

See Also | gait | walk | walk | walkabout

Saunter In Webster's Dictionary

\Saun"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sauntered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sauntering}.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr. F. s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form s'auntrer. See {Adventure}, n. & v.] To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter. One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream. --Masson. Syn: To loiter; linger; stroll; wander.
\Saun"ter\, n. A sauntering, or a sauntering place. That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. --Young.

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