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traveller.

One who travels, especially to distant lands.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹævələ/UK/ˈtɹævlə/UK/ˈtɹævəlɚ/US/ˈtɹævl̩ɚ/US
  1. One who travels, especially to distant lands.

  2. A salesman who travels from place to place on behalf of a company.

    dated
  3. Someone who lives (particularly in the UK) in a caravan, bus or other vehicle rather than a fixed abode.

    UK
  4. Alternative letter-case form of Traveller.

    Ireland · alt-of
  5. A list and record of instructions that follows a part in a manufacturing process.

  6. One of the wires connecting the two members of a pair of three-way switches.

  7. A metal ring that moves freely on part of a ship’s rigging.

  8. A rail or track for a sliding curtain.

  9. A sheet of paper that is circulated with the board of cards, on which players record their scores.

  10. A styrofoam cup filled with liquor and usually ice, to be taken away from a place.

    US
  11. Part of the apparatus in various fiber spinning processes (for spinning fiber to thread or yarn); several types exist.

    ring traveler
    ring traveller
Where this word comes from

From Middle English traveler, travelour, travailere, travailour (“worker", also "traveller”), equivalent to travel + -er. Compare Anglo-Norman travailur, travailour, Old French travailleor, travelleeur, travelier.

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