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wanderer.

One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɑndəɹɚ/General-American/ˈwɒndəɹə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

  2. Any of various far-migrating nymphalid butterflies of the genus Danaus.

  3. The wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans.

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wanderere, wandrere, wanderare, equivalent to wander + -er. Cognate with Scots wanderer, wandirer (“wanderer”), Dutch wandelaar (“walker, hiker”), German Wanderer (“wanderer”), Danish vandrer (“wanderer”), Swedish vandrare (“wanderer”), Norwegian vandrer (“wanderer”).

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