trundler

noun

"trundler" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“trundler” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who trundles (something or someone).

Corpus desk

Index EN-trundler · trundler · English

trundler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for trundler
PropertyValue
Headwordtrundler
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “trundler” in English

trundlerfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trundler is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for trundler, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From trundle + -er. The correct English form is trundler, spelled T-R-U-N-D-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who trundles (something or someone).
  2. 2
    A bowler (player throwing the ball).
  3. 3
    A bowler (player throwing the ball).
  4. 4
    A device that is trundled (pushed or pulled on wheels).
  5. 5
    A device that is trundled (pushed or pulled on wheels).
  6. 6
    A device that is trundled (pushed or pulled on wheels).
  7. 7
    A device that is trundled (pushed or pulled on wheels).
  8. 8
    A device that is trundled (pushed or pulled on wheels).
  9. 9
    Pea (vegetable).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how trundler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I shall begin with the Married Ladies, as this order will be found to be far the most numerous, and includes all the married women in town or country above the degree of a chair-woman or the trundler of a wheel-barrow.
  2. According to the venerable woodcuts which form the frontispieces to Primers of the dark ages, the paths of learning run through […] pleasant pastures agreeably diversified, and peopled by joyous hoop-trundlers and kite-flyers,

Etymology

From trundle + -er.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trundler"?
"trundler" is spelled T-R-U-N-D-L-E-R.
What does "trundler" mean?
As a noun, "trundler" means: A person who trundles (something or someone).
What is the origin of the word "trundler"?
From trundle + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list