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  • noun Plural form of caravaneer.

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Examples

  • The caravan leader, Korikana — known as Kori to the caravaneers — was a small man.

    Voice of the Gods Canavan, Trudi 2006

  • ‘Are you thinking of the sailors, caravaneers or mercenaries the Hyksos employ in this region?’

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • The caravaneers unloaded the donkeys under the protection of mercenaries paid by the Hyksos.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • I, though, I lack time to teach him the ins and outs, the rules and customs and traditions peculiar to Tadmor, as well as the basic practicalities-especially where it comes to making shipments, to dealing with caravaneers.

    The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989

  • The caravaneers had gotten the horses settled down.

    An Ill Fate Marshalling Cook, Glen 1988

  • The caravaneers scattered -- except those rooted in fear.

    An Ill Fate Marshalling Cook, Glen 1988

  • I, though, I lack time to teach him the ins and outs, the rules and customs and traditions peculiar to Tadmor, as well as the basic practicalities-especially where it comes to making shipments, to dealing with caravaneers.

    The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1988

  • Dalmady had pleaded for time and had grudgingly been granted it, since the caravaneers did value their trade with him.

    The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978

  • “We have here a Master of caravaneers,” the monarch said.

    The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978

  • But the caravaneers must have been in the place for some days and showed no intention of moving on, for their arrangements had been made with the idea of permanent comfort.

    The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill Margaret Vandercook

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