wayfarer C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈweɪˌfɛrər/ UK /ˈweɪˌfeərə/ See IPA manual Freq #85619 Meanings 1 noun literary: a person traveling from place to place, especially on foot The inn offered food and shelter to every weary wayfarer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · literary: a person... travelerwandererjourneyerpedestrian ↔ Opposites residentstay-at-home Word family Forms wayfarers Related forms wayfaringfarejourney Etymology From Middle English weyfarere, formed from way + farer, an agent noun related to fare in its older sense 'travel or journey.' Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # wayfarer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈweɪˌfɛrər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈweɪˌfeərə/ **Frequency rank:** 85619 ## Meanings 1. literary: a person traveling from place to place, especially on foot ## Examples - The inn offered food and shelter to every weary wayfarer. ## Synonyms - traveler - wanderer - journeyer - pedestrian ## Antonyms - resident - stay-at-home ## Related Forms - wayfaring - fare - journey ## Etymology From Middle English weyfarere, formed from way + farer, an agent noun related to fare in its older sense 'travel or journey.' ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown