wayfarer

[ wey-fair-er ]

/ ˈweɪˌfɛər ər /

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noun

a traveler, especially on foot.

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Origin of wayfarer

First recorded in 1400–50, wayfarer is from the late Middle English word weyfarere.See way¹, fare, -er¹

Words nearby wayfarer

way, waybill, way car, way-cool, Waycross, wayfarer, wayfaring, wayfaring tree, waygoing, waygoing crop, waylaid

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How to use wayfarer in a sentence

It’s worth pointing out that, while we were sent this one style, Ray-Bans makes Stories versions of three of its frames, Wayfarer, Round, and Meteor, each of which costs $299, and comes in multiple colors.
Ray-Ban Stories Smart Sunglasses Review: All-Seeing Eyes|Mike Epstein|October 5, 2021|Popular-Science
The news anchors donned Wayfarer shades and valiantly tried to keep up—poor Guthrie in those stilettos!
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Oh how often have knowledge and keen wits and understandings/ Been as deadly as brigands or ghouls to the wayfarer.
Imperial Locavores|Ian Klaus|August 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The wayfarer stood looking up the steep green avenue, resting for a moment, before she began the ascent.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird

Meantime, Joe had been puzzling his wits and wishing his wife was there to devise some plan for the wayfarer.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various
He was a mean, sour man with not so much as a good day and a cup of tea for a wayfarer, or a cake of cold rice for a beggar man.
Japanese Fairy Tales|Grace James
The wayfarer who is careless of the hours will obey the ancient counsel and stay a while.
American Sketches|Charles Whibley
So near the great city, a solitary wayfarer was an object of little interest.
Sarchedon|G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

British Dictionary definitions for wayfarer

wayfarer

/ (ˈweɪˌfɛərə) /

noun

a person who goes on a journey

Derived forms of wayfarer

wayfaring, noun, adjective

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