globetrot

[ glohb-trot ]

verb (used without object)

, globe·trot·ted, globe·trot·ting.

1. to travel throughout the world, especially regularly or frequently.

Word History and Origins

Origin of globetrot¹

First recorded in 1880–85; back formation from globetrotter

Example Sentences

We see Bella engaging in several multi-contextual relationships with men, who almost exclusively exist to exert some level of control over her: the pseudo-father figure who seeks to keep her away from the world; the paramour who shows her how to globetrot but tries to contain her zeal for liberation; the doting fiancé who doesn’t have a clue how to excite her.

From Salon

With Bernal's Ivy League pedigree and his peregrinations throughout the Western Hemisphere, his saga also offers disturbing new context to the widespread but little-noticed phenomenon of abusive coaches who globetrot their way out of trouble.

From Salon

Joe Bernal's Ivy League pedigree and his peregrinations throughout the Western Hemisphere offer disturbing new context to a widespread but little-noticed phenomenon: abusive coaches who globetrot out of trouble.

From Salon

Now, Hackett actually marvels at Wilson’s ability to globetrot while not missing a beat when it comes to the offense the Broncos are installing.

From Seattle Times

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a sometimes Trump ally who is also one of the party’s leading defense hawks, used to globetrot with fellow GOP Sen. John McCain and invoked his late colleague this week in urging Biden to confront Putin more forcefully.

From Seattle Times

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