English Dictionary: saunter | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for saunter | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Saunter \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Saunter \Saun"ter\, n. A sauntering, or a sauntering place. That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. --Young. |