Traveler Meaning
/trˈævələr/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounUS standard spelling of traveller.
Sentence Examples
Our travel advice center caters to the independent traveler.
Someone stole my traveler's checks.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The frequent ____ always brought a map and a guidebook on every new trip.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As a seasoned ____, he always carries a small notebook to record his many interesting experiences on the road today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English travel Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English traveler From travel + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The traveler on this road stands a fair chance of missing his connecting links in the great railway chain which interthreads the continent east and west […]"
— 1886, Willard Glazier, chapter 11, in Peculiarities of American Cities, Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, page 183:
"Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations."
— 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter II, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
"It’s quick and easy protein for a knight errant or other woods traveler, with a nutty/corny/buckwheaty flavor to it."
— 2012 November 12, Fred Demara, “Eating Cattails: An Essential (and Tasty) Foraging Skill”, in Mother Earth News, Topeka, Kan., archived from the original on 21 Sep 2016:
"CBP continues to find ways to improve the entry process through the use of mobile technology to ensure it is safe and efficient. To that end, CBP has deployed a process which allows travelers to use a mobile app to submit information to CBP prior to arrival in domestic locations and prior to departure at preclearance locations. This process, called Mobile Passport Control (MPC) allows travelers to self-segment upon arrival into the United States or departing a preclearance location."
— 2023 October 27, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, “Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of Existing Collection; U.S. Customs Declaration (CBP Form 6059B)”, in Federal Register, Document Number 2023-23783, pages 73867-73868:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The frequent ____ always brought a map and a guidebook on every new trip.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As a seasoned ____, he always carries a small notebook to record his many interesting experiences on the road today.