Circlers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. One who traverses in a circular path or moves in a looping manner
2. someone who engages in the act of circling to observe or participate
3. an individual involved in a repetitive or routine cycle of activities

Etymology: "Circlers" is the plural of "circler," which is simply "circle" with the agent suffix "-er" attached, so it names people (or things) that circle. The suffix has been used since Old English to form nouns for doers of an action, as in "baker" or "singer," and "circle" itself came into English from Old French "cercle," ultimately from Latin "circulus," a diminutive of "circus," meaning a ring or small round thing. Because the word is a plain combination of two familiar parts, its history offers no surprises beyond those parts. Its meaning follows directly from the action of circling, so "circler" describes whoever moves around something in a loop, whether that is a bird overhead or a crowd gathering around a stage.

Synonyms: orbiters, rounders, revolvers, rotators, encirclers