globetrot
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of globetrot
First recorded in 1880–85; back formation from globetrotter
Example Sentences
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Now, Hackett actually marvels at Wilson’s ability to globetrot while not missing a beat when it comes to the offense the Broncos are installing.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2022
Winfrey and producers devised "Belief" as a sprawling spiritual globetrot that in a sense looks to do for religious feeling what “Cosmos” did for rationalist thinking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2015
That was no small deal as the Brazilian team globetrotted for months to pay for its star’s wages.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
I globetrotted a lot – most ministers did, still do – with the IMF funds, with my budgetary allocations, spending real cash.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2013
He has globetrotted enough to feel that humor is everywhere much the same.
From Time Magazine Archive
Carney tore up the rulebook, jumping from political neophyte to leading a G7 nation, and he is enjoying a lengthy honeymoon both in Canada and around the world as a globetrotting prime minister.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Betro faced trial this summer, ending up in a British court after a globetrotting trek.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
In her thoroughly engrossing memoir, Ronson shares one raucous episode after another as the globetrotting musicians and their fish-out-of-water hairdresser crisscross the globe.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2024
Once a niche market for frugal, globetrotting young people, hostels are becoming a popular form of alternative lodging.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
The poor clerk, or schoolmistress, or obscure individual from Grub Street can, with its help, get as much variety and pleasure out of a hundred miles' circuit as more fortunate persons from unlimited globetrotting.
From Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life by Lee, Vernon
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