trembler

[ trem-bler ]

noun

1. a person or thing that trembles.
2. an oscine bird, Cinclocerthia ruficauda, of the Lesser Antilles, related to the thrashers, noted for its habit of trembling violently.
3. Also tremblor. Informal. a temblor.

trembler

/ ˈtrɛmblə /

noun

1. electrical engineering a device that vibrates to make or break an electrical circuit

Word History and Origins

Origin of trembler¹

First recorded in 1545–55; tremble + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The vibrations caused by the work led to businesses' trembler alarms repeatedly going off.

From BBC

When New York City was rattled by an earthquake earlier this year, Hernández threw on a skintight jumpsuit and a cap with NYC on it to embody the trembler.

From Salon

Reeves: We imagined they got highly drunk years ago and maybe had a quick knee trembler around the back of the pub and then she probably blankly forgot.

From Los Angeles Times

The Wichita Eagle reports that the earthquake was recorded at 12:47 p.m. with an epicenter near where around a dozen tremblers had been reported in the past month.

From Washington Times

The Wichita Eagle reports that a trembler on Thursday measured 2.7 on the Richter scale, while one on Friday had a magnitude of 2.6.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• shock
• temblor
• upheaval