rambler

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  1. noun One that rambles: tourists and Sunday ramblers on the village streets; a conversational rambler.
  2. noun A type of climbing rose having numerous red, pink, or white flowers.

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  • "He's a born rambler, I guess," the custodian had replied when Kendall asked him if he, too, had noticed that Bama was missing from his usual spot on the courthouse steps. —  The Witness
  • There's a big old rose-rambler climbing all over it, even inside. —  Five On A Secret Trail
  • Everything was still except the rose-rambler climbing over the old house. —  Five On A Secret Trail
  • The rambler was everywhere, across the floor, and over the walls and even up what was left of the little chimney! —  Five On A Secret Trail
  • "I hope he gets caught by the rambler - there's a big spray near the top! —  Five On A Secret Trail
 

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/ˈræmblər/
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