tremblor

 [trem-bler]   Origin

trem·bler

   [trem-bler]
noun
1.
a person or thing that trembles.
2.
an oscine bird, Cinclocerthia ruficauda, of the Lesser Antilles, related to the thrashers, noted for its habit of trembling violently.
3.
Also, trem·blor. Informal. a temblor.
Origin:
1545–55; tremble + -er1
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tremblor
"earthquake," 1913, alt. of temblor, by infl. of trembler.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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