ambulator

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noun

A walker; one who walks.

OriginLatin ambulātor ← Proto-Italic *alō ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂- →
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Meanings

nounambulator (plural ambulators)

plural ambulators

  1. A walker; one who walks.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  4. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  5. Latinambi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elh₂-
  7. Proto-Italic*alō
  8. Latin*alō
  9. Latinambulō
  10. Latinambulātor
  11. Englishambulator

Borrowed from Latin ambulātor.

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Cite this entry
APA

ambulator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulator

MLA

“ambulator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambulator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulator.

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