Wanderer

[ won-der-er ]

/ ˈwɒn dər ər /

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noun Scottish History.

a Covenanter persecuted by Charles II and James II, especially one who fled home to follow rebellious Presbyterian ministers who refused to accept episcopacy.

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How to use Wanderer in a sentence

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The beasts do not accept the type of death they bring; yet they accept the kind that the wanderer brings.
The Queen of the French Kitchen|Katie Baker|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the wanderer arrives out from the depths of time—he lives with his arms clasped tightly around hunger.
The Queen of the French Kitchen|Katie Baker|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is a wanderer who spends time at his family home in Mauritius, in Nice, and in New Mexico.
If He Had to be French...|Peter Stothard|October 9, 2008|DAILY BEAST

Like that unknown mother, she too had become a houseless wanderer, seeking for a home and shelter from a hard unfeeling world.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Mrs. Rushmere received the poor wanderer with open arms, and thought little of the additional trouble.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
I had then telegraphed to a lawyer I knew in Montreal, and he had replied that he was on the track of the wanderer.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker
The Tin Woodman was so surprised at this frank speech that for a time he did nothing but stare hard at the boy Wanderer.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum
A knapsack was filled with food and given Woot the Wanderer to carry upon his back, for the food was for his use alone.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum