saunter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a careless leisurely gait
    • he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world
  2. noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
    promenade; perambulation; amble; stroll.
  3. verb walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
    stroll.

WordNet

Saun"ter intransitive verb
Etymology
Written also santer.
Probably fr. F. s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form s'auntrer. See Adventure, n. & v.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Sauntered ; present participle & verbal noun Sauntering
Definitions
  1. To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.
    One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream. Masson.
    Syn. -- To loiter; linger; stroll; wander.
Saun"ter noun
Definitions
  1. A sauntering, or a sauntering place.
    That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. Young.

Webster 1913