Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

trembler

American  
[trem-bler] / ˈtrɛm blər /

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. Informal. Also tremblor. a temblor.

trembler British  
/ ˈtrɛmblə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of trembler

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The vibrations caused by the work led to businesses' trembler alarms repeatedly going off.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

When New York City was rattled by an earthquake earlier this year, Hernández threw on a skintight jumpsuit and a cap with NYC on it to embody the trembler.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

Lots of spiking words only spike because they are “cued” by headline writers, who are basically the only people who use them, says Sokolowski, like when journalists use the word trembler to describe an earthquake.

From Time • Dec. 19, 2016

The venture had a team working on an out-of-service reactor at the site when the first trembler struck, Tetuan said.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 12, 2011

Hush! poor trembler," he gasped; "they dare not molest thee on the high road.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.