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Shambler vs Shambles - What's the difference?

shambler | shambles |

As nouns the difference between shambler and shambles

is that shambler is one who shambles while shambles is work done in a poor fashion.

As a verb shambles is

(shamble).

shambler

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who shambles.
  • * 1867 , James Abbott, Narrative of a journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh
    • But the dance should not be a slovenly crowd of indifferent and ungraceful shamblers ...

    shambles

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • work done in a poor fashion
  • a scene of great disorder or ruin
  • a great mess or clutter
    • This website is a shambles .
  • a scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation
  • a slaughterhouse
  • (archaic) a butcher's shop
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • As to our city of Dublin, shambles may be appointed for this purpose in the most convenient parts of it, and butchers we may be assured will not be wanting

    Derived terms

    * omnishambles * shambolic * shambly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (shamble)