traveller
Britishnoun
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a person who travels, esp habitually
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(sometimes capital) a member of the travelling people
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a part of a mechanism that moves in a fixed course
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nautical
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a thimble fitted to slide freely on a rope, spar, or rod
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the fixed rod on which such a thimble slides
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a swagman
Example Sentences
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However, the cost of traveller accommodation accelerated last month, rising 10.1% year over year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
This is where teenagers from Gypsy, traveller and Roma communities get together every week.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Another traveller, Melanie Roberts, praised the crew for ensuring there was plenty of water.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
According to council meeting papers from December, 35 traveller pitches were needed across the district.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
For a time the roads were endangered by a fantastic creature, half man and half ape, that a traveller to the West had captured and brought back to China in a cage.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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