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Webster 1913 Edition
Saunter
Saun′ter
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sauntered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sauntering
.] [Written also
santer
.] [Probably fr. F. ]
s’aventurer
to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form s'auntrer
. See Adventure
, Noun.
& Verb.
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.
Syn. – To loiter; linger; stroll; wander.
Saun′ter
,Noun.
A sauntering, or a sauntering place.
That wheel of fops, that
saunter
of the town. Young.
Webster 1828 Edition
Saunter
SAUNTER
,Verb.
I.
1.
To wander about idly; as sauntering from place to place.2.
To loiter; to linger.This must not run it into a lazy sauntering about ordinary things.