traveler
a person or thing that travels.
a person who travels or has traveled in distant places or foreign lands.
part of a mechanism constructed to move in a fixed course.
Textiles. (in ring spinning) a small metal device that moves rapidly around the ring and guides the yarn onto the revolving bobbin.
Nautical.
a metal ring or thimble fitted to move freely on a rope, spar, or rod.
Also called horse . the rope, spar, or rod itself.
Also trav·eler cur·tain. Theater. a transverse curtain opened by being drawn from both sides of the proscenium.
(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.
Origin of traveler
1- Also especially British, trav·el·ler .
Other words from traveler
- non·trav·el·er; especially British, non·trav·ell·er, noun
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How to use traveler in a sentence
What’s more, many travelers are still skittish about jumping on a plane, let alone landing in a place known for attracting visitors from all over the world.
His reinfection was detected by coronavirus testing that Hong Kong requires of all arriving travelers.
What the first confirmed COVID-19 reinfection tells us about a future vaccine | Naomi Xu Elegant | August 25, 2020 | FortuneThe product will be integrated into what American calls its Clean Commitment, an effort to keep its planes safe enough to draw back travelers.
American Airlines touts a new tool to combat COVID. But does it really make flying safer? | dzanemorris | August 24, 2020 | FortuneA Transportation Security Administration report said travelers lost $926,000 at 75 airports in the year that ended in September, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.
Travelers left nearly a million dollars at airport checkpoints last year | Rachel Schallom | August 22, 2020 | FortuneThese were in hotels, and we monitored the travelers two to three times a day.
How Ebola helped Liberia prepare for covid | Tate Ryan-Mosley | August 19, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
She has been a huge fan of the festival for years … and there has always been that traveler crossover with Glastonbury.
She went on to tweet 64 times on the subject of her nightmare fellow traveler.
‘Modern Family’ Director’s Mile-High 64 Tweet Rant Against Drunk Fellow Passenger | Tom Sykes | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn one episode, two undercover air marshals subdued and handcuffed the irate traveler in question.
The best news is from Nigeria, which saw a few cases related to an infected traveler.
A rush of water spills from above, but not from the bottle of an absent-minded commuter or tipsy traveler.
Leaky Ceilings, Catcalls, and Uncaged Pythons: 4 Hours on NYC’s Worst Subway | Kevin Zawacki | August 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEdmund Chishull, an English traveler, died; author of a book of travels in Turkey.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellA traveler coming, wet and cold, into a country ale-house on the coast of Kent, found the fire completely blockaded.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousA traveler coming into an inn in a very cold night, stood rather too close before the kitchen fire.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousAmong the works of human hands, the traveler gazes with amazement at the ponderous bulk of the pyramids.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardPeter Forskal died; a celebrated Swedish naturalist and oriental traveler.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
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