farer

American  

[fair-er] / ˈfɛər ər /

noun

plural

farers

1. a traveler, usually of a specified kind (used especially in combination, as in seafarer, spacefarer).

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Example Sentences

“Well, I did saw the ship go farer an’ farer away, an’ vanish,” admitted Sall; “but he didn’t go into a hole that time.”

From The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

I 'm wae to see you, like a flower Kill'd by the winter's snaw, Jamie, Droop farer down frae hour to hour, An' waste sae fast awa, Jamie.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

"Nae farer nor the len'th o' my nose, an' the breid o' my twa een," was the scornful answer.

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George

If he made it farer it will bee to my credit.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse

"Pate disna fend on that alane; He can fell twa dogs wi' ae bane, While ither folk Must rest themselves content wi' ane, Nor farer trock."

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander