traveller

US traveler

/ (ˈtrævələ, ˈtrævlə) /

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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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How to use traveller in a sentence

Such a requirement already existed for travellers from the UK, but this new extension brings the US in line with numerous other countries that already mandate the same.
What to know about new COVID-related travel restrictions in the US|Rahul Rao|January 19, 2021|Popular-Science
Reed is originally from New Orleans and has been a long-time world traveller.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is a new kind of hostel for a new generation of traveller.
Not Your Typical Miami Pool Party|Starbucks|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nadeau is a frequent contributor to CNN Traveller, Departures, Discovery and Grazia, and appears regularly on CNN, BBC and NPR.
Participants in the 2011 Women in the World Summit|The Daily Beast|March 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST

She is a frequent contributor to CNN Traveller, Departures, Discovery and Grazia.
Royal Wedding Plans So Far for Prince William|Barbie Latza Nadeau, Jacqueline Williams|February 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
True to form, runs the story of V. S. Naipaul, the increasingly disenchanted traveller.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|October 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A colossal steam "traveller" had ceaselessly carried great blocks of stone and long steel girders from point to point.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He had the sun-scorched look of a traveller who has just crossed the Atlantic, and he smiled at Bernard with his honest eyes.
Confidence|Henry James
But the traveller took a wide tour; and did not bring the letter to its destination until two months after its date.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
This gift of rice was especially pleasing to the traveller, as no dish is held in higher honour in Korea.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
“Yes—tea,” answered the traveller with the keen grey eyes, turning, and poking the fire with the heel of his boot.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne

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