traveller

[ trav-uh-ler, trav-ler ]

/ ˈtræv ə lər, ˈtræv lər /

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noun Chiefly British.

Nearby words

traveling salesman, traveling salesman problem, traveling salesperson, traveling-wave tube, travelled, traveller, traveller's cheque, traveller's joy, travelling people, travelling salesman, travelling wave

Related forms

non·trav·el·ler, noun

Definition for traveller (2 of 2)

traveler

[ trav-uh-ler, trav-ler ]

/ ˈtræv ə lər, ˈtræv lər /

noun

a person or thing that travels.

a person who travels or has traveled in distant places or foreign lands.

traveling salesman.

part of a mechanism constructed to move in a fixed course.

Textiles. (in ring spinning) a small metal device that moves rapidly around the ring and guides the yarn onto the revolving bobbin.

Nautical.

a metal ring or thimble fitted to move freely on a rope, spar, or rod.
Also called horse. the rope, spar, or rod itself.

Also traveler curtain. Theater. a transverse curtain opened by being drawn from both sides of the proscenium.

(often initial capital letter) Chiefly British. a member of any of a number of traditionally itinerant peoples of the British Isles and other English-speaking areas, including, in addition to people of Gypsy origin, autochthonous groups such as the speakers of Shelta.

Also especially British, trav·el·ler.

Origin of traveler

First recorded in 1325–75, traveler is from the Middle English word travaillour. See travel, -er¹

Related forms

non·trav·el·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for traveller

This is a new kind of hostel for a new generation of traveller.
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Every traveller thinks through what kind of experience they want.
Gal with a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|April 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Eager to warn the traveller of what she had seen, she touched her.
The Angel Over the Right Shoulder|Elizabeth Wooster Stuart Phelps
They have become familiar with the English traveller only to regard him with contempt.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 4, No. 23, September, 1859|Various

The traveller who descends into Italy by an Alpine pass never forgets the surprise and delight of the transition.
Our Italy|Charles Dudley Warner
For some miles, the traveller goes through the magnificent plain which from its great width, appears almost circular.
Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. II (of 2)|Dorothy Wordsworth
A chapel was built at Seaton in honour of this traveller saint.
Wanderings in Wessex|Edric Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for traveller

traveller

US traveler

/ (ˈtrævələ, ˈtrævlə) /

noun

a person who travels, esp habitually

See travelling salesman

(sometimes capital) a member of the travelling people

a part of a mechanism that moves in a fixed course

nautical

a thimble fitted to slide freely on a rope, spar, or rod
the fixed rod on which such a thimble slides

Australian a swagman

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