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traveler

[trav-uh-ler, trav-ler] / ˈtræv ə lər, ˈtræv lər /
NOUN
person who journeys
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adventurer commuter hiker migrant passenger pilgrim sailor tourist
STRONG
barnstormer bum drifter excursionist explorer floater gadabout globetrotter haj hobo itinerant journeyer navigator nomad peddler rambler roamer rover seafarer sightseer tramp trekker tripper trouper truant vagabond vagrant voyager wanderer wayfarer
WEAK
displaced person expeditionist jet-setter junketer transmigrant

Example Sentences

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One traveler rushed toward the exit, telling their companion they’d given up.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

This was seen on Monday when the Chicago Tribune spoke to a traveler at O’Hare International Airport about ICE.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

What begins in isolation turns into something closer to a buddy movie, as Grace ends up working with an alien he names Rocky, another traveler trying to solve the same problem.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

But those who know Eaton intimately describe the avid traveler as fearless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

“We, um, found the Nightingale. And we drove him away. He’ll never bother any traveler to Kiev ever again.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack