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Definition of Saunter

1. Noun. A careless leisurely gait. "He walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"

2. Verb. Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim. "They saunter down the river "

3. Noun. A leisurely walk (usually in some public place).

Definition of Saunter

1. v. i. To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.

2. n. A sauntering, or a sauntering place.

Definition of Saunter

1. Verb. To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace ¹

2. Noun. A leisurely walk or stroll ¹

3. Noun. A leisurely pace ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Saunter

1. to walk in a leisurely manner [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Saunter

1. 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) Synonym: To loiter, linger, stroll, wander. Origin: Sauntered; Sauntering Alternative forms: santer] [Probably fr. F. S'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form s'auntrer. See Adventure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saunter

saulie saulies sauls sault saults saun sauna saunaed saunaing saunalike

saunas sauns saunt saunted saunter (current term) sauntered saunterer saunterers sauntering saunteringly

saunters saunting saunts saurel saurels sauria saurian saurians sauriasis

Literary usage of Saunter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1836)
"... saunter in Belgium, in the Summer 0/1835; with Traits Historical and ... it is safe to say, that the saunter in Belgium, by whomsoever written', ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... event. fuzi: fluff. fassy: curly, fluffy. fylfot: swastika. gab: lull;. ble, saunter, stalk, stride, hobble, swing, roll, volley, piaffer. 2. ..."

3. The Bachelor of the Albany by Marmion Wilard Savage (1848)
"... a multitude of fiscal blunders, particularly disgraceful in a lord of the Treasury, Will Whitebait, the Hon. Mr. saunter, and one or two more of the ..."

4. The Works of W. E. Henley by William Ernest Henley, Robert Louis Stevenson (1908)
"BACK-VIEW To DF I WATCHED you saunter down the sand : Serene and large, the golden weather Flowed radiant round your peacock feather ..."

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