trembler

[ trem-bler ]

/ ˈtrɛm blər /

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noun

a person or thing that trembles.

an oscine bird, Cinclocerthia ruficauda, of the Lesser Antilles, related to the thrashers, noted for its habit of trembling violently.

Also tremblor. Informal. a temblor.

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Origin of trembler

First recorded in 1545–55; tremble + -er¹

Words nearby trembler

trellised, trelliswork, Trematoda, trematode, tremble, trembler, trembles, trembling poplar, trembly, tremendous, tremendously

How to use trembler in a sentence

His district, just south of Washington DC was among the hardness hit by the trembler.
FEMA’s Budget Disaster|Daniel Stone, Laura Colarusso|August 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Still thou turnedst, and still Beckonedst the trembler, and still Gavest the weary thy hand.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education
The reptile fixed its terrible eye on the little trembler, which at length threw itself into the mouth of the serpent.
The Romance of Natural History, Second Series|Philip Henry Gosse
But even to the trembler a tremble may speak truer than words, and she had trembled and become conscious of it.
The Debit Account|Oliver Onions

Each man wore upon his head a down head-net, a pair of trembler plumes, and a yellowhammer-feather forehead-band.
Ceremonies of the Pomo Indians|Samuel Alfred Barrett
Upon the head was a feather tuft, a yellowhammer-feather forehead-band, two trembler plumes and some down.
Ceremonies of the Pomo Indians|Samuel Alfred Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for trembler

trembler

/ (ˈtrɛmblə) /

noun

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

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trembler

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