wanderer

Meaning

  1. One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
  2. Any of various far-migrating nymphalid butterflies of the genus Danaus.
  3. (colloquial) The wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɑndəɹɚ/
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”).

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