voyager

B2 Topic:Travel
US /ˈvɔɪədʒɝ/ UK /ˈvɔɪɪdʒə/
noun Freq #10777

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person who makes a long journey, especially by sea or through unexplored regions

    The voyager kept a careful journal throughout the Atlantic crossing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who makes a long... travelerexplorerseafarer
Word family
Forms voyagers
Related forms voyagetraveljourney

Etymology

From voyage + -er, after French voyageur. Voyage entered English through Old French from Latin viaticum 'provisions for a journey', based on via 'way, road'.

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