Category:Saunter

Saun"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sauntered; p. pr. & vb. n. Sauntering.] Etym: [written also santer.] Etym: [probably fr. F. s'aventurer to Adventure (one's self), through a shortened form s'auntrer. See Adventure, n. & v.]

Defn: 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.

Saunter Saun"ter, n.

Defn: a sauntering, or a sauntering place. That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. Young.