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stampeder

stampeder

1 8.8
A person or animal that makes others run forward in panic
  • noun
  • /ˈstæmˌpiːdər/
translation icon : provocador de estampida

Examples

  • The frightened cow became the stampeder, causing the rest of the herd to bolt across the field.

  • During the gold rush, every stampeder hoped to be the first to find riches.

  • The sudden noise turned the horse into a stampeder, setting off chaos among the animals.

  • The stampeder led the herd towards the watering hole.

  • Why did that stampeder start the panic?

  • During the gold rush, many stampeders eagerly rushed up the mountain trails in search of fortune.

  • The enthusiasm of the stampeders caused a massive crowd to surge forward toward the newly discovered gold fields.

  • As news of the gold strike spread, the stampeders gathered at the starting point, ready to race towards their dreams.

How Provoking

stampeder
1 8.8
agitator
16 6.5
participant
295 2.4
onlooker
24 3.2

Surface Forms

stampeder singular
stampeders plural

Morphology

stampeder = stampede (transparent) = stampede + er

Formed by adding the agentive suffix '-er' to 'stampede'; the meaning 'one who stampedes or causes a stampede' is directly derived.

Etymology

Stampeder comes from stampede, from the Spanish word estampida meaning 'a sudden rush', and from the English verb stamp, which gives the image of many feet hitting the ground. The ending -er means 'one who does it', so a stampeder is someone or an animal that starts a stampede and makes others rush.