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stampeder

stampeder

8.6
A person or animal that runs forward quickly with others in a panic
  • noun
  • /ˈstæmˌpiːdər/
translation icon : estampida
  • As the alarm sounded, each stampeder pushed forward in a rush to escape.

Examples

  • The stampeder broke away from the group and ran toward the exit.

  • The stampeder rushed ahead.

  • During the gold rush, every stampeder hoped to find fortune in the new land.

  • Look at that stampeder go!

  • When the doors opened, every stampeder surged forward to claim their seats in the theater.

  • In the chaos of the fire drill, each stampeder rushed out of the building in a frantic group.

  • As the starting gun fired, the athletes became stampeders, racing towards the finish line without hesitation.

How Involved

stampeder
8.6
participant
295 2.4
onlooker
24 3.2

Surface Forms

stampeder singular
stampeders plural

Morphology

stampeder = stampede (transparent) = stampede + er

Agentive/participant noun formed from the verb 'stampede' with regular '-er' agentive morphology.

Etymology

Stampeder comes from stampede, from Spanish estampida meaning 'a sudden rush', and is linked to stamp, as in stamping your feet in a panic. The ending -er means 'one who does it', so a stampeder is someone or an animal who rushes forward with others in an uncontrolled movement.