traveler

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One of the biggest expenses for a traveler is accommodation.

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  1. noun One who travels or has traveled, as to distant places.
  2. noun Chiefly British A traveling salesperson.
  3. noun Chiefly British A member of any of various groups of traditionally itinerate people living especially in Scotland and Ireland.

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  • They were also able to perceive that you are a most unusual traveler, which is why I am interviewing you myself Elizabeth had closed her eyes again as the man droned easily on. —  The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
  • Lucia can hear her co-traveler, the Indian, thumping his way up the slope behind her. —  F ;SF - vol 101 issue 03 - September 2001
  • Once an identifier vouches for a traveler, the latter pays YR 500 for this "identification service." —  Yemen RSS News Feed - Yemen Times
  • Television series (Palin's is only the most prominent of many) and comic writers such as Bill Bryson have made it a part of popular culture, and it is much harder to suggest (as Theroux does by referring to his new and faithful wife as Penelope) that the traveler is a modern Odysseus, which was still just possible in certain parts of the world in 1973. —  Powell's Books: Overview
  • Pegomag believes that a traveler is different from a tourist … .. … he / she is NOT merely fascinated by a PACKAGE … A traveler is a seeker of experiences … .. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
 

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/ˈtrævɛlər/
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