different between ambler vs gambler

English

Etymology

From Middle English amblere; equivalent to amble +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æm.bl?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æm.bl?/
• Rhymes: -æmbl?(?)

Noun

ambler (plural amblers)

1. A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
2. Someone who walks at a leisurely pace; one who ambles.

Anagrams

• Balmer, Blamer, Marble, blamer, lamber, marble, ramble

French

Etymology

From Old French ambler, borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambul?re, present active infinitive of ambul?. Doublet of ambuler, and partially of aller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.ble/

Verb

ambler

1. (archaic) to amble

Conjugation

Further reading

• “ambler” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• blâmer

Old French

Alternative forms

• anbler

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambul?re, present active infinitive of ambul?. See also aler, which was inherited (in part) from the same Latin verb.

Verb

ambler

1. (of a horse) to amble

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• English: amble
• French: ambler

English

Etymology

gamble +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æmbl?(r)

Noun

gambler (plural gamblers)

1. One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.
2. One who takes significant risks.

Derived terms

• amber gambler

Translations

Anagrams

• Gambrel, gambrel

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English gamble.

Verb

gambler

1. (Louisiana) to gamble

Conjugation