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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Saunter \Saun"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sauntered}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Sauntering}.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr. F.
   s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened
   form s'auntrer. See {Adventure}, n. & v.]
   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.

Saunter \Saun"ter\, n.
   A sauntering, or a sauntering place.

         That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. --Young.

Source : WordNet®

saunter
     n 1: a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter
          as if he hadn't a care in the world"
     2: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: {amble},
         {promenade}, {ramble}, {stroll}, {perambulation}]
     v : walk leisurely and with no apparent aim [syn: {stroll}]
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