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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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You can, even if it sounds like an oxymoron, travel alone without being a solo traveler.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

The upshot, he said: “More demand, stronger pricing and a new type of traveler entering the market almost overnight.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Another traveler, departing for Jamaica at 6 a.m., offered one word to describe her experience: terrible.

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

It was at this point that we saw our first fellow traveler.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

Vocabulary lists containing traveler

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -er, -or

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