English Explanatory Dictionary

Wanderer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. someone connected with any number of soccer clubs known as the Wanderers.
noun
  1. One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
  2. Any of various far-migrating nymphalid butterflies of the genus Danaus.
  3. The wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɑndəɹɚ/ /ˈwɒndəɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-wanderer.wav

Word forms

Wanderer Wanderers

Etymology

From Middle English wanderere, wandrere, wanderare, equivalent to wander + -er. Cognate with Scots wanderer, wandirer (“wanderer”), Dutch wandelaar (“walker, hiker”), German Wanderer (“wanderer”), Danish vandrer (“wanderer”), Swedish vandrare (“wanderer”), Norwegian vandrer (“wanderer”).

Synonyms

vagabond ambler flaneur gadling itinerant nomad peregrinator rambler rover saunterer straggler stroller vagrant walke-street wanderer

Related words

gadabout idler vagabond

Derived words

lesser wanderer plains-wanderer
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