rambler

[ ram-bler ]

noun

1. a person, animal, or thing that rambles.
2. ranch house ( def 2 ).
3. any of several climbing roses having clusters of small flowers.

rambler

/ ˈræmblə /

noun

1. a weak-stemmed plant, esp any of various cultivated hybrid roses that straggle over other vegetation
2. a person who rambles, esp one who takes country walks
3. a person who lacks organization in his or her speech or writing

Word History and Origins

Origin of rambler¹

First recorded in 1615–25; ramble + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The YETI Rambler is perfect for drinking coffee and soup alike.

From Popular-Science

No girl,” said my friend Al Bartz, “is willing to be seen dead in a Nash Rambler.

From The Daily Beast

Amount paid to American Rambler Productions LLC by the Romney campaign for campaign messaging and advertising.

From The Daily Beast

“Johnsonians” come from all over the world to attend regular meetings and subscribe to their own publication, The New Rambler.

From The Daily Beast

Johnson is religious through and through, but there are passages in the Rambler and Idler dark as starless, moonless midnight.

From Project Gutenberg

I remember now the exact pattern of the wallpaper, a design of pale blue trellis-work with crimson rambler roses.

From Project Gutenberg

Ever mindful of the wisdom of the "Rambler," I have accustomed myself to mark the small peculiarities of character.

From Project Gutenberg

They are rose pink and really as big as small rambler roses, each head hanging down on its long stalk.

From Project Gutenberg

He reached up and pulled a red rambler rose from a cluster which blocked the window.

From Project Gutenberg

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