wanderer

noun

Definition of wanderernext
as in traveller
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination a wanderer who reasoned that he could never be lost, as he didn't care where he was going

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  1. nomad
  2. traveler
  3. wayfarer
  4. drifter
Noun
  • According to the study, which was published in the journal Antiquity, the temple is believed to be the handiwork of the Nabataean civilization—Arian nomads who are known for carving elaborate structures out of rose-colored rock.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Throughout the war, Arab nomads such as the Misseriya secretly traded with the rebels in both the south and the north.
    Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2013
Definition of nomad
Noun
  • Brisbane, Australia Australia’s third-largest city checks the boxes for travelers seeking a destination with burgeoning cultural and culinary scenes.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Finally, Japan Airlines has announced a baggage delivery service for travelers that will allow luggage to be dropped off at customers’ hotels for a fee.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of traveler
Noun
  • My personal nightmare manifested around 2018 in the form of ’90s-style tiny sunglasses (and later, eyeglasses), after what felt like a solid two decades of the wayfarers and oversized frames that suited my very round face.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Knee-high, eroded Jizo statues that resembled children — often cloaked in red bibs — peppered the trail to ward off evil and safeguard wayfarers like me.
    Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Definition of wayfarer
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  • Levinson’s twisty, almost noir tone (Dutch angles and murderous drifters abound) makes the litany of sight gags on display twice as funny.
    Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • From the beginning, Autumn has always been the most mysterious character — a drifter who showed up in episode one to camp on the west pasture and almost immediately pushed Royal into the hole as an experiment.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 May 2024
Definition of drifter
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