TRAVELER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does traveler mean? 

• TRAVELER (noun)
  The noun TRAVELER has 1 sense:

1. a person who changes location

  Familiarity information: TRAVELER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRAVELER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who changes location

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

traveler; traveller

Hypernyms ("traveler" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "traveler"):

air traveler; air traveller (someone who travels by airplane)

journeyer; wayfarer (a traveler going on a trip)

bird of passage; roamer; rover; wanderer (someone who leads a wandering unsettled life)

voyager (a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea))

visitant; visitor (someone who visits)

trekker (a traveler who makes a long arduous journey (as hiking through mountainous country))

transient (one who stays for only a short time)

holidaymaker; tourer; tourist (someone who travels for pleasure)

bather; natator; swimmer (a person who travels through the water by swimming)

scourer (someone who travels widely and energetically)

runner (someone who travels on foot by running)

rider (a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle))

rider (a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel))

rafter; raftman; raftsman (someone who travels by raft)

footer; pedestrian; walker (a person who travels by foot)

passenger; rider (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)

mover (someone who moves)

absentee (one that is absent or not in residence)

arrival; arriver; comer (someone who arrives (or has arrived))

astronaut; cosmonaut; spaceman (a person trained to travel in a spacecraft)

business traveler (a traveler whose expenses are paid by the business he works for)

bearer; carrier; toter (someone whose employment involves carrying something)

companion; fellow traveler; fellow traveller (a traveler who accompanies you)

entrant (someone who enters)

flier; flyer (someone who travels by air)

follower (someone who travels behind or pursues another)

alien; foreigner; noncitizen; outlander (a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country)

hosteller (a traveler who lodges in hostels)

courier; messenger (a person who carries a message)

migrant; migrator (traveler who moves from one region or country to another)

motorcyclist (a traveler who rides a motorcycle)

musher (a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team)

Instance hyponyms:

Marco Polo; Polo (Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324))

Derivation:

travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

travel (undergo transportation as in a vehicle)

travel (make a trip for pleasure)

travel (undertake a journey or trip)

travel (travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge)

 Context examples 

The four travelers walked up to the great gate of Emerald City and rang the bell.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

There were indications as to the direction from which the dead traveler had come.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The risk for travelers is low, but you should avoid visiting areas where there are disease outbreaks.

(Hemorrhagic Fevers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Mr. Bhaer sat looking about him with the air of a traveler who knocks at a strange door, and when it opens, finds himself at home.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Travelers outside the United States may be at risk for malaria and other infections.

(Insect Bites and Stings, NIH)

International travelers should be careful about drinking tap water.

(Hepatitis A, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

The path has been cut half-way round the fall to afford a complete view, but it ends abruptly, and the traveler has to return as he came.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The risk of getting giardia is higher for travelers to countries where it is common, people in child care settings, and those who drink untreated water.

(Giardia Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Lindsay sees a future where malaria-sniffing dogs greet travelers at ports of entry, helping medical personnel sniff out infected travelers.

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)

One type causes travelers' diarrhea.

(E. Coli Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)