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wayfarer

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way·far·er  (wfârr)
n.
One who travels, especially on foot.
[Middle English weifarere : wei, way; see way + faren, to go on a journey (from Old English faran; see per-2 in Indo-European roots).]
wayfarer [ˈweɪˌfɛərə]
n
a person who goes on a journey
wayfaring  n & adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wayfarerwayfarer - a pedestrian who walks from place to place
pedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot
2.wayfarer - a traveler going on a trip
journeyer
traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
pilgrim - someone who journeys in foreign lands
wayfarer
noun traveller, walker, trekker, wanderer, journeyer, gypsy, rover, voyager, nomad, itinerant, globetrotter, bird of passage 40,000 motels catering for weary wayfarers
Translations
wayfarer (o.f.) [ˈweɪˌfɛərəʳ] N → caminante mf, viajero/a m/f
wayfarer [ˈweɪˌfɛərəʳ] n (old) → viandante m/f
wayfarer [ˈweɪˌfɛərəʳ] n (old) → viandante m/f


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He was buried at dead of night in his own cathedral and laid by Stella's side, and over his grave were carved words chosen by himself which told the wayfarer that Jonathan Swift had gone "Where savage indignation can no longer tear at his heart.
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As if planted on purpose for him, there soon appeared a little tuft of maples, with a delightful recess in the midst, and such a fresh bubbling spring that it seemed never to have sparkled for any wayfarer but David Swan.
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The wayfarer smoked his pipe out, put it in his breast, slipped off his great wooden shoes, and lay down on his back on the heap of stones.
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