SAUNTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saunter mean? 

• SAUNTER (noun)
  The noun SAUNTER has 2 senses:

1. a careless leisurely gait

2. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

  Familiarity information: SAUNTER used as a noun is rare.

• SAUNTER (verb)
  The verb SAUNTER has 1 sense:

1. walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

  Familiarity information: SAUNTER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAUNTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A careless leisurely gait

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world

Hypernyms ("saunter" is a kind of...):

gait (a person's manner of walking)

Derivation:

saunter (walk leisurely and with no apparent aim)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

amble; perambulation; promenade; saunter; stroll

Hypernyms ("saunter" is a kind of...):

walk (the act of walking somewhere)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saunter"):

meander; ramble (an aimless amble on a winding course)

walkabout (a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally)

Derivation:

saunter (walk leisurely and with no apparent aim)

• SAUNTER (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they saunter    ... he / she / it saunters   
Past simple: sauntered   
Past participle: sauntered   
-ing form: sauntering   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

saunter; stroll

Hypernyms (to "saunter" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

The children saunter to the playground

Derivation:

saunter (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))

saunter (a careless leisurely gait)

saunterer (someone who walks at a leisurely pace)

 Context examples 

I’ll see you and your young friend at the club or in the Mall, no doubt, and he sauntered off upon his way.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He sauntered slowly forward to the break of the poop, and, leaning his elbow on the corner of the cabin, gazed down thoughtfully and curiously at the excited boy.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Sauntering around the corner of the house in the early morning, he came upon a chicken that had escaped from the chicken-yard.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

“Right under the blade bone!” quoth the archer, sauntering forward for his arrow.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Early in the morning, I sauntered through the dear old tranquil streets, and again mingled with the shadows of the venerable gateways and churches.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

But Emma's wonder lessened soon afterwards, on seeing Mr. Elton sauntering about.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

He struck his stick sharply upon the ground, on which a cabman, his whip in his hand, sauntered over from a four-wheeler which stood on the far side of the street.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The workman took off his coat leisurely and hung it on one of the spikes of the rail, saying something to a policeman who just then sauntered along.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Laurie's eyes followed her with pleasure, for she neither romped nor sauntered, but danced with spirit and grace, making the delightsome pastime what it should be.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

After they had been assembled about an hour, Mr. Palmer sauntered towards the Miss Dashwoods to express his surprise on seeing them in town, though Colonel Brandon had been first informed of their arrival at his house, and he had himself said something very droll on hearing that they were to come.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)