trembler

Noun
Synonyms: quaker

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fearSynonyms: quakerType of coward
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Trem′bler noun

One who trembles.

2. Any of certain West Indian birds of the genera Cinclocerthia and Rhamphocinclus, of the family Mimidae.

3. Electricity The vibrating hammer, or spring contact piece of a hammer break, as of the electric ignition apparatus for an internal-combustion engine.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement

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