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Definition of Startler
1. one that startles [n -S] - See also: startles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Startler
Literary usage of Startler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... When, dazzled by the eastern glow, Such startler cast his glance below, And
saw unmeasured depth around, 700 And heard unintermitted sound, ..."
2. Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service: Or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty by Harrie Irving Hancock (1919)
"... CHAPTER III THE startler AT MONTE CARLO Here and there the rocky eminences
were broken by tiny strips of white beach. In comparison with the crags the ..."