Stumbler
/ˈstʌm.blər/noun
A person or thing that stumbles, or someone who moves unsteadily.
Did you know?English stumbler is built on the old verb *stumble*, whose history is tangled with words for stumbling, staggering, and making a sudden, unsteady movement rather than any occult meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*stam- / *stumb-
“A base associated with stumbling or moving unsteadily”
Old English
OE
stymblian
“To stumble or stagger”
Middle English
ME
stumblen
“To trip, stagger, or totter”
14th-15th Century
English
stumbler
“One who stumbles; a person prone to tripping or making mistakes”
Modern English
English
stumbler
“A person or thing that stumbles, or someone who moves unsteadily”