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foot-wobbler

foot-wobbler

9.9
A person who walks unsteadily and often stumbles
  • noun
  • /fʊtˈwɑːblər/
  • Informal
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  • The toddler was a real foot-wobbler, always stumbling around the living room.

Examples

  • At the wedding, she was clearly a foot-wobbler in her new high heels.

  • After twisting her ankle, she became a foot-wobbler for a few days.

  • The little girl is a real foot-wobbler when she runs.

  • I saw a foot-wobbler at the park yesterday.

  • At the wedding, she was clearly a foot-wobbler in her new high heels.

  • After twisting her ankle, she became a foot-wobbler for a few days.

  • The toddler was a real foot-wobbler, always stumbling around the living room.

Synonyms

limper
vsfoot-wobbler
1 7.4

A person who walks with difficulty because of pain or injury

is unsteady from balance struggles rather than a persistent limp
reeler
vsfoot-wobbler
1 9.9

A person who walks unsteadily as if about to fall

is unsteady yet often from age or footwear rather than dizziness
clumsy person
vsfoot-wobbler
1 3.4

A person who moves awkwardly and often drops or breaks things

is specifically about unstable walking rather than general awkwardness
totterer
vsfoot-wobbler
9.9

A person who walks unsteadily as if about to fall

is unsteady but usually less close to falling and more temporary
staggerer
vsfoot-wobbler
8.2

A person who walks unsteadily and looks about to fall

is unsteady but not necessarily caused by those physical conditions
stumbler
vsfoot-wobbler
6.7

A person who often trips or almost falls while walking

is unstable in general rather than caused by a single trip
hobbler
vsfoot-wobbler
8.9

A person who walks with a limp and an unsteady step

is about losing balance or wobbling rather than a fixed limp

How Steady

sure-footed
1 4.0
walker
33 1.0
stumbler
6.7
foot-wobbler
  • Informal
9.9
faller
7.9

Surface Forms

foot-wobbler singular
foot-wobblers plural

Morphology

foot-wobbler = foot + wobbler (transparent) = foot + wobble + er

The compound combines the familiar word 'foot' with 'wobbler' (wobble + -er); the meaning 'someone whose foot wobbles/ who walks unsteadily' follows directly from the parts.

Etymology

Foot-wobbler is made from foot and wobble, and wobble means 'to move unsteadily'. So a foot-wobbler is someone whose feet 'wobble' when they walk, like a toddler or a person in new high heels, which explains the meaning.