globe-trot

1 of 2

intransitive verb

: to do globe-trotting

an economical way to globe-trot

—Better Homes & Gardens

globe-trot

2 of 2

noun

"

: a globe-trotting journey

nearing the end of a three-month globe-trot

—Time

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

back-formation from globe-trotter

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