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traveler

[ trav-uh-ler, trav-ler ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that travels.
  2. a person who travels or has traveled in distant places or foreign lands.
  3. part of a mechanism constructed to move in a fixed course.
  4. Textiles. (in ring spinning) a small metal device that moves rapidly around the ring and guides the yarn onto the revolving bobbin.
  5. Nautical.
    1. a metal ring or thimble fitted to move freely on a rope, spar, or rod.
    2. Also called horse. the rope, spar, or rod itself.
  6. Also trav·eler cur·tain. Theater. a transverse curtain opened by being drawn from both sides of the proscenium.
  7. (often initial capital letter) Chiefly British. a member of any of a number of traditionally itinerant peoples of the British Isles and other English-speaking areas, including, in addition to people of Romani origin, Indigenous groups such as the speakers of Shelta.


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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz·ٰ·· especially British, ԴDz·ٰ·· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of traveler1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English travaillour; travel, -er 1
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Example Sentences

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“The traveler was not infectious during the time of travel,” the county Department of Public Health said in a statement Friday regarding the most recent case.

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That absence in Los Angeles has long bewildered travelers, especially first-time LAX fliers.

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That means in more than half of the country, about three in every 10 travelers may not be able to pass through an airport checkpoint starting May 7.

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A wrong-way crash on the 10 Freeway near downtown Los Angeles led to one fatality and a bottleneck for holiday travelers.

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The airport had seen some growth in passengers since 2020’s significant decline, but officials have sounded the alarm as traveler counts have continued to dip below forecasts.

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