Wanderer
Americannoun
Explanation
A wanderer is someone who roams from place to place. An adventurer exploring new lands without a set destination or a specific place to call home might be called a wanderer. Someone walking through forests, crossing mountains, and discovering hidden villages, all without a specific plan, is a wanderer. A wanderer embraces the journey and the unknown. It is believed that the earliest humans were wanderers, nomadic hunter-gatherers who traveled to where the food was. Some say that we are all wanderers in a sense, roving the universe while searching for meaning and happiness. As the renowned astronomer Carl Sagan put it, "Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still."
Example Sentences
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Indeed, one of the four interconnected rings on the Audi brand logo represents Wanderer.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024
"It was regarded as a novelty," said Susan Gardiner, author of The Wanderer: The Story of Frank Soo.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023
The Wanderer had traveled seven days from West Africa before mooring clandestinely on the island’s marshy coast.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2021
Michael Volle, a full-voiced bass-baritone, took the role of the god Wotan in his late-life guise as the Wanderer in “Siegfried,” an upgrade from Greer Grimsley in the first two operas.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2019
Howd Wanderer swore his oath upon his sword, as nicked and pitted a piece of iron as Jon had ever seen.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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