traveler

especially British, trav·el·ler

[trav-uh-ler, trav-ler]

noun

1. a person or thing that travels.

2. a person who travels or has traveled in distant places or foreign lands.

3. traveling salesman.

4. part of a mechanism constructed to move in a fixed course.

5. Textiles.,  (in ring spinning) a small metal device that moves rapidly around the ring and guides the yarn onto the revolving bobbin.

6. Nautical.

   1. a metal ring or thimble fitted to move freely on a rope, spar, or rod.

   2. Also called horse. the rope, spar, or rod itself.

7. Theater.,  Also traveler curtain. a transverse curtain opened by being drawn from both sides of the proscenium.

8. (often initial capital letter),  a member of any of a number of traditionally itinerant peoples of the British Isles and other English-speaking areas, including, in addition to people of Romani origin, Indigenous groups such as the speakers of Shelta.

Other Word Forms

• nontraveler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of traveler¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English travaillour; travel, -er ¹

Example Sentences

California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in California from an infested traveler or animal, or from the natural travel of the parasitic flies.

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Of all the state’s international travelers, the most significant absence was from Canadian tourists.

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But there are other times when you crave a familiar scene, a traveler’s version of comfort food.

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A variety of factors have been at play: Regional airports have seen an uptick in passenger counts, suggesting a greater draw in the Los Angeles region for travelers hoping to avoid LAX.

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But domestic travelers, not foreign visitors, fill most seats at the Olympics.

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