globetrot
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of globetrot
First recorded in 1880–85; back formation from globetrotter
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The balance has clearly shifted now and the power lies with the players able to globetrot and play franchise tournaments.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
Wade's Prem tries have come for Wasps, Gloucester and now Newcastle across a globetrotting 15-year career.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
On Monday, the Grammy winner announced details of her globetrotting appearances coming on the heels of the release of her second album A*POP.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
And those are now valuable globetrotting chicken tenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025
He returned as a gold medal winner, launching a career that made him one of the world’s most recognizable figures as a three-time heavyweight boxing champion and globetrotting humanitarian.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
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 Vernon Lee
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