Definitions for: Saunter


[n] a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
[n] a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"
[v] walk leisurely and with no apparent aim



Webster (1913) Definition: Saun"ter, v. 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, n. & v.]
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, n.
A sauntering, or a sauntering place.

That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. --Young.

Synonyms: amble, perambulation, promenade, ramble, stroll, stroll

See Also: gait, walk, walk, walkabout

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