Ambler

[ am-bler ]
/ ˈæm blər /

noun

Eric,1909–1998, English suspense novelist.

Definition for ambler's (2 of 2)

amble
[ am-buhl ]
/ ˈæm bəl /

verb (used without object), am·bled, am·bling.

to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter: He ambled around the town.
(of a horse) to go at a slow pace with the legs moving in lateral pairs and usually having a four-beat rhythm.

noun

an ambling gait.
a slow, easy walk or gentle pace.
a stroll.

Origin of amble

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French ambler < Latin ambulāre to walk, equivalent to amb- ambi- + -ulāre to step ( *-el- + stem vowel -ā-; cognate with Welsh el- may go, Greek elaúnein to set in motion)

SYNONYMS FOR amble

1 ramble, meander.

OTHER WORDS FROM amble

am·bler, noun am·bling·ly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for ambler's (1 of 2)

amble
/ (ˈæmbəl) /

verb (intr)

to walk at a leisurely relaxed pace
(of a horse) to move slowly, lifting both legs on one side together
to ride a horse at an amble or leisurely pace

noun

a leisurely motion in walking
a leisurely walk
the ambling gait of a horse

Derived forms of amble

ambler, noun

Word Origin for amble

C14: from Old French ambler, from Latin ambulāre to walk

British Dictionary definitions for ambler's (2 of 2)

Ambler
/ (ˈæmblə) /

noun

Eric. 1909–1998, English novelist. His thrillers include The Mask of Dimitrios (1939), Journey into Fear (1940), A Kind of Anger (1964), and Doctor Frigo (1974)