English Explanatory Dictionary

farer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who fares or travels, a traveller, tripper

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛəɹə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɛɹɚ/

Word forms

farer farers

Etymology

From Middle English farere (attested in Middle English weyfarere, weifarere (“wayfarer”)), equivalent to fare (“to journey, travel”) + -er. Compare Old English fara (“traveller, farer”). Doublet of Führer.

Derived words

air-farer airfarer far-farer farfarer land-farer landfarer sea-farer seafarer spacefarer way-farer wayfarer
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