wayfarer

[ wey-fair-er ]

/ ˈweɪˌfɛər ər /

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noun

a traveler, especially on foot.

Nearby words

way to go, way-cool, way-out, waybill, waycross, wayfarer, wayfaring, wayfaring tree, waygoing, waygoing crop, waylaid

Origin of wayfarer

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

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Examples from the Web for wayfarer

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
What he had done for the poor and the wayfarer, he would do for himself.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade
I wondered what eager, tumultuous thoughts were in her mind, for now she was setting forth again, a pilgrim and a wayfarer.
Francezka|Molly Elliot Seawell
More than once before we had done so to escape the notice of a wayfarer passing up or down.
In Kings' Byways|Stanley J. Weyman

For five minutes our hero stood waiting for the man to finish his investigation into the merits of "The Wayfarer."
Now or Never|Oliver Optic
Still not certain just what had happened, the wayfarer from the east advanced and stared down into the bushes.
Beyond the Black River|Robert E. Howard

British Dictionary definitions for wayfarer

wayfarer

/ (ˈweɪˌfɛərə) /

noun

a person who goes on a journey

Derived Forms

wayfaring, noun, adjective

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wayfarer

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British Dictionary definitions for wayfarer

wayfarer

noun

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