wayfarer
- noun
- /ˈweɪˌfɛrər/
- As the sun set, the wayfarer continued his journey, eager to reach the next village.
- Wayfarer sunglasses
Examples
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At the sight of the wayfarers, she called out to them.
Fiction book (2000) -
Scripture gives the church its message and the bread it offers to human wayfarers.
Academic text (2010) -
Now there came a wayfarer to the rich man asking meat.
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Many a wayfarer before me has stood in this same place.
Fiction book (2002) -
You pick up a solitary wayfarer on the road.
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Where had these wayfarers come from?
Fiction book (1997) -
Greetings, Witches, Wayfarers, and those who walk the path of the Ancients.
Blog text (31) -
Restful rhythms for weary wayfarers.
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And the few thorn trees were swarming with wasps, depriving the weary wayfarer of the bit of shade he longed for.
Fiction book (1993) -
And... I’d spend hours just spinning it slowly, reading the names of all those strange, faraway places-- Morocco, Spain, Ethiopia-- dreaming that someday I would go to those places, like a wayfarer... a traveler... a vagabond.
Synonyms
A person who travels far on long, adventurous journeys
A person who often goes from place to place
A person who walks for a long time in the countryside for pleasure or exercise
A person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or steady job
A person who moves on foot for exercise or pleasure
A person who travels without a fixed home or purpose
A person who travels carrying their things in a bag on their back, often for long, cheap trips
A person who walks on a long hard trip through mountains or remote places
A person who moves from place to place and has no fixed home
A person who goes to many countries around the world
A person who goes to different places for pleasure or adventure
A person who often travels to many different countries
A person who has lived in many different countries
A person who moves from place to place without staying long
A person who goes from place to place to find work
A person who travels from one place to another
A person who is traveling from one place to another
A person who goes on long walks in the countryside for pleasure
A person who travels from place to place for work
A person who travels long distances, often by sea
Antonyms
How Mobile
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wayfarer comes from two simple words, way and fare, where fare once meant 'to travel' or 'go'. So a wayfarer is literally someone who 'travels the way', a person who goes from place to place, often on foot.