trembler

[ trem-bler ]

noun

1. a person or thing that trembles.
2. an oscine bird, Cinclocerthia ruficauda, of the Lesser Antilles, related to the thrashers, noted for its habit of trembling violently.
3. Also tremblor. Informal. a temblor.

trembler

/ ˈtrɛmblə /

noun

1. electrical engineering a device that vibrates to make or break an electrical circuit

Word History and Origins

Origin of trembler¹

First recorded in 1545–55; tremble + -er ¹

Example Sentences

His district, just south of Washington DC was among the hardness hit by the trembler.

From The Daily Beast

Still thou turnedst, and still Beckonedst the trembler, and still Gavest the weary thy hand.

From Project Gutenberg

The reptile fixed its terrible eye on the little trembler, which at length threw itself into the mouth of the serpent.

From Project Gutenberg

But even to the trembler a tremble may speak truer than words, and she had trembled and become conscious of it.

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Each man wore upon his head a down head-net, a pair of trembler plumes, and a yellowhammer-feather forehead-band.

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Upon the head was a feather tuft, a yellowhammer-feather forehead-band, two trembler plumes and some down.

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Related Words

• shock
• temblor
• upheaval