wayfarer

C2 Topic:Travel
US /ˈweɪˌfɛrər/ UK /ˈweɪˌfeərə/
noun Freq #85619

Meanings

  1. 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.'

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