tumbler

English

Etymology

tumble +‎ -er

Noun

tumbler (plural tumblers)

1. One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.
2. A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.
3. A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter.
4. A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish his measure.
5. A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.
6. A beverage cup, typically made of stainless steel, that is broad at the top and narrow at the bottom commonly used in India.

A tumbler (4) filled with milk.

Related terms

• tumble

Translations

acrobat — see acrobat

movable obstruction in lock

Finnish: haitta (fi)

part of a gunlock

drinking glass without stem

Finnish: juomalasi (fi) French: tumbler (fr) m.

German: Trinkglas (de) n., Tumbler (de) m. Taos: bósuną (glass)

variety of pigeon

German: Tümmler (de) m.

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Hebrew: כוס (kos) f.

See also

• glass
• pigeon

Anagrams

• tumbrel