reeler

/'ri:lə/

Thân thiện

A traditional dancer performs a lively reeler on a wooden stage.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A dancer of reels: A person who performs a reel, which is a type of lively folk dance.
   • Someone who walks unsteadily: A person who moves with a staggering, swaying, or unsteady gait, as if they are about to fall.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The Scottish festival featured a talented reeler who performed traditional dances.
  • After the dizzying ride, he walked like a reeler, struggling to maintain his balance.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to describe something that causes a staggering or disorienting effect.
  • The sudden, shocking news was a reeler, leaving everyone in the room speechless and unsteady.

Variants and Related Words

• Reel (verb): To stagger, sway, or whirl; to wind on a reel.
• Reeling (adjective): Describing the act of staggering or feeling dizzy and unsteady.
  • He was left reeling from the impact of the announcement.

Synonyms

• Staggerer: One who staggers.
• Totterer: One who totters or walks unsteadily.
• Dancer: One who dances (specific to the first definition).

Related Phrases

• Like a reeler: An adverbial phrase describing unsteady movement.
  • He stumbled out of the bar, walking like a reeler.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a dancer of reels
2. someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall

Từ đồng nghĩa

• staggerer
• totterer