traveler
noun
trav·el·er
ˈtra-və-lər 
ˈtrav-lər
variants
or traveller
1
2
a
: an iron ring sliding along a rope, bar, or rod of a ship
b
: a rod on the deck on which such a ring slides
3
: any of various devices for handling something that is being transported laterally
Examples of traveler in a Sentence
Groups of travelers were everywhere that summer.
The airport can handle large numbers of travelers.
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For the fifth straight year, Orlando led the way for domestic travelers flying out of CLT.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
What’s one mistake that travelers often make when visiting Champagne?
Thinking that champagne is made mostly in Reims or Épernay.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
In the summer of 1985, wealthy travelers could breakfast in New York, lunch in London, and return home for dinner, whisked across the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound aboard the Concorde.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
The crash and overturning of a Delta Air Lines jet during landing in Toronto is the fourth aviation disaster in North America in the last four weeks in a string of events that have stirred fears for travelers and raised questions about what has gone wrong.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
What’s one mistake that travelers often make when visiting Champagne?
Thinking that champagne is made mostly in Reims or Épernay.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
In the summer of 1985, wealthy travelers could breakfast in New York, lunch in London, and return home for dinner, whisked across the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound aboard the Concorde.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
The crash and overturning of a Delta Air Lines jet during landing in Toronto is the fourth aviation disaster in North America in the last four weeks in a string of events that have stirred fears for travelers and raised questions about what has gone wrong.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Traveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traveler. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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