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rambler

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æmblə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 M B L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A recreational walker, a hiker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A drifter, a vagabond

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, poetic

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One who rambles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of rambling rose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: rambling rose

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A ranch-style house.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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6

noun

Meaning 6

a person whose speech or writing is not well organized

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: communicator

7

noun

Meaning 7

a person who takes long walks in the country

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pedestrian, walker, footer

History

Etymology

From ramble + -er.