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trembler

trembler

3 7.5
A person who shakes because they feel afraid or nervous
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɛmblər/
translation icon : tembloroso

Examples

  • He was thirteen years old, morose and incontinent, a trembler, a fear-biter.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • She was such a trembler that even a loud noise made her jump.

  • The child's fear of speaking in public made him a noticeable trembler during the presentation.

  • After hearing the sudden loud thunder, he became a trembler, unable to calm his nerves.

How Steady

trembler
3 7.5

Surface Forms

trembler singular
tremblers plural

Morphology

trembler = tremble (transparent) = tremble + er

The word is a straightforward agent noun formed by adding the productive suffix '-er' to the verb 'tremble', meaning 'one who trembles'.

Etymology

Trembler comes from the verb tremble, which originally meant 'to shake', and you can see the same root in tremor. So a trembler is someone who shakes from fear or nervousness.