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单词 wanderer
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Definition of wanderer in English:

wanderer

noun ˈwɒnd(ə)rəˈwɑndərər
  • A person who travels aimlessly; a traveller.

    he is a longtime seaman, a rootless wanderer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • From time immemorial our human race has been called a race of wanderers and wayfarers, a restless people forever setting forth in pursuit of a better life.
    • I have always been fascinated by nomads, because for most of our million years of human history, we were all nomads, wanderers on a pristine planet.
    • But I came from a clan of travelers, mountaineers and wanderers, and the idea of escape occurred naturally to me.
    • These wanderers still travel to the ruins of the old house and try to start up the old hearth fire.
    • His only customers were Jason and Brian and an occasional traveler or wanderer.
    Synonyms
    traveller, rambler, hiker, wayfarer, migrant, globetrotter, roamer, rover
    itinerant, rolling stone
    nomad, gypsy, Romany
    tramp, drifter, tinker, vagabond, vagrant
    homeless person, displaced person, person of no fixed address/abode
    informal dosser, bag lady
    North American informal hobo, bum
    dated bird of passage

Rhymes

squanderer

Definition of wanderer in US English:

wanderer

nounˈwɑndərərˈwändərər
  • A person who travels aimlessly; a traveler.

    he is a longtime seaman, a rootless wanderer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These wanderers still travel to the ruins of the old house and try to start up the old hearth fire.
    • From time immemorial our human race has been called a race of wanderers and wayfarers, a restless people forever setting forth in pursuit of a better life.
    • His only customers were Jason and Brian and an occasional traveler or wanderer.
    • But I came from a clan of travelers, mountaineers and wanderers, and the idea of escape occurred naturally to me.
    • I have always been fascinated by nomads, because for most of our million years of human history, we were all nomads, wanderers on a pristine planet.
    Synonyms
    traveller, rambler, hiker, wayfarer, migrant, globetrotter, roamer, rover
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