- a variation of traveler.
traveller
Britishnoun
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a person who travels, esp habitually
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(sometimes capital) a member of the travelling people
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a part of a mechanism that moves in a fixed course
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nautical
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a thimble fitted to slide freely on a rope, spar, or rod
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the fixed rod on which such a thimble slides
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a swagman
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"Nothing is happening, updates are reaching us late. It's ruining our itinerary," 22-year-old traveller William Obino told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Friends, Families & Travellers – a charity supporting the Gypsy, Romany and traveller communities – said: "Instead of telling people where they can't go, it'd be more helpful to tell people where they can go."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
In 2024, analysts concluded, external that by 2042 Basildon would need enough pitches to house 302 Gypsy and traveller households.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
"I never thought I'd spend the night at the airport, but it is what it is and we are learning," one stranded air traveller told NHK.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Handel was the more adventurous pan-European traveller, learning his craft in Italy and then, in his twenties, settling for good in England, where he was to create the great body of his masterpieces.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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