wayfarer

[ wey-fair-er ]
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noun
  1. a traveler, especially on foot.

Origin of wayfarer

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First recorded in 1400–50, wayfarer is from the late Middle English word weyfarere.See way1, fare, -er1

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How to use wayfarer in a sentence

  • He was a mean, sour man with not so much as a good day and a cup of tea for a wayfarer, or a cake of cold rice for a beggar man.

    Japanese Fairy Tales | Grace James
  • The wayfarer who is careless of the hours will obey the ancient counsel and stay a while.

    American Sketches | Charles Whibley
  • So near the great city, a solitary wayfarer was an object of little interest.

    Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

British Dictionary definitions for wayfarer

wayfarer

/ (ˈweɪˌfɛərə) /


noun
  1. a person who goes on a journey

Derived forms of wayfarer

  • wayfaring, noun, adjective

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