stampeder
1
8.6
- noun
- /ˈstæmˌpiːdər/
- 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
Surface Forms
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.