— trampler , n.
/tram"peuhl/ , v. , trampled, trampling , n.
v.i.
1. to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
2. to tread heavily, roughly, or crushingly (usually fol. by on, upon, or over ): to trample on a flower bed.
3. to act in a harsh, domineering, or cruel manner, as if treading roughly (usually fol. by on, upon, or over ): to trample on another's feelings.
v.t.
4. to tread heavily, roughly, or carelessly on or over; tread underfoot.
5. to domineer harshly over; crush: to trample law and order.
6. to put out or extinguish by trampling (usually fol. by out ): to trample out a fire.
n.
7. the act of trampling.
8. the sound of trampling.
[ 1350-1400; ME tramplen to stamp (c. G trampeln ); see TRAMP, -LE ]