🤦 A mistake maker 🤸 A clumsy walker

stumbler

1 6.7

A person who often trips or almost falls while walking

noun
/ˈstʌmblər/

: tropiezo

I saw a stumbler trip over a rock.

Examples

The marathon's rocky path turned even seasoned athletes into stumblers.
She is a clumsy stumbler on the uneven path.
As he clumsily shuffled through the forest, he was the very image of a stumbler.
Every school trip seems to have at least one stumbler trailing behind the group.
During the hike, he became a notorious stumbler, often tripping over tree roots.
At the park, the little boy was a stumbler, almost falling as he chased after his friends.
Despite her best efforts, she remained a stumbler on the rocky trail, struggling to maintain her balance.

Synonyms

stumblebum

vsstumbler

Offensive

2 9.9

A person who is clumsy and acts in a silly, awkward way

focuses narrowly on a short loss of balance while moving

faller

vsstumbler

1 7.9

A person who trips or loses their balance and hits the ground

is a brief loss of balance that does not end on the ground

clumsy person

vsstumbler

1 3.4

A person who moves awkwardly and often drops or breaks things

is a momentary loss of footing, not a general awkward movement style

hobbler

vsstumbler

1 8.9

A person who walks with a limp and an unsteady step

is an accidental brief stumble, not a long-term limp or injury gait

limper

vsstumbler

1 7.4

A person who walks with difficulty because of pain or injury

describes a momentary misstep rather than an ongoing uneven step

reeler

vsstumbler

1 9.9

A person who walks unsteadily as if about to fall

is a sudden misstep rather than an ongoing unsteady gait

totterer

vsstumbler

1 9.9

A person who walks unsteadily as if about to fall

is a single near-miss while moving, not a persistent unsteady walk

staggerer

vsstumbler

8.2

A person who walks unsteadily and looks about to fall

is an accidental brief stumble unrelated to lasting weakness or illness

foot-wobbler

vsstumbler

Informal

9.9

A person who walks unsteadily and often stumbles

is an isolated trip or near-fall rather than recurring balance trouble

How Steady

sure-footed

2 4.0

walker

37 1.0

stumbler

1 6.7

foot-wobbler

Informal

9.9

faller

1 7.9

Surface Forms

stumbler singular

stumblers plural

Morphology

stumbler = stumble (transparent) = stumble + er

Clear agentive formation: someone who stumbles (physically trips).

Etymology

The word stumbler comes from the verb stumble, which means 'to trip or almost fall', and the ending -er means 'someone who'. So a stumbler is someone who often trips or nearly falls while walking or running.