traveller

English

/ˈtɹævələ/, /ˈtɹævəlɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • One who travels, especially to distant lands.
  • (dated) A salesman who travels from place to place on behalf of a company.
  • (British) Someone who lives (particularly in the UK) in a caravan, bus or other vehicle rather than a fixed abode.
  • (Ireland)
  • A list and record of instructions that follows a part in a manufacturing process.
  • (nautical) A metal ring that moves freely on part of a ship’s rigging.
  • (television) A rail or track for a sliding curtain.
  • (bridge) A sheet of paper that is circulated with the board of cards, on which players record their scores.
  • (US) A styrofoam cup filled with liquor and usually ice, to be taken away from a place.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English traveler suffix from English travel.

Origin

English

travel

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms