wanderer

Example Sentences

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A bookish, small-town boy from Illinois who became a soldier, wanderer, translator, diplomat, journalist, author and professor, Mr. Steel since the early 1960s had been one of the nation’s most prolific critics of America’s master plans for navigating a perilous, changing world.

From New York Times

That can mean fulfilling a long-held dream, as Bruno does when he becomes a rural farmer and cheesemaker like his ancestors; it can also mean figuring out what that dream even is, as Pietro tries to do, becoming a writer but mostly a wanderer.

From Los Angeles Times

It helped establish a popular theme among modern-day troubadours with its tale of a lonely and destitute wanderer far from home “with a dollar in my hand, and an aching in my heart.”

From Los Angeles Times

Among the “defects” of others on the survey were wanderer, illiterate, feeble-minded, liar, deserted husband, town pauper, obstinate, alcoholic and bearer of stillborn twins.

From Seattle Times

Titles such as The Homeless Wanderer, Mother's Love and Homesickness hinted at what was on her mind.

From BBC