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.

Synonyms

vagabond

vagrant

nomad

tramp

traveller

traveler

hobo

drifter

rover

pilgrim

roamer

tourist

voyager

loiterer

bird of passage

spider

🕷️

adventurer

homeless

bum

ranger

sightseer

stranger

maverick

migrant

monarch

itinerant

passer-by

person

🧑‍🦱

Ishmael

ragamuffin

rambler

capricious person

recluse

homeless person

gad

swaggie

fugitive

destitute person

stray

stroller

sundowner

swagger

swagman

foreigner

dosser

cosmopolitan

brigand

bedouin

bandit

astray

Translations

Wanderer

girovago

vagabondo

vagabundo

vagabond

vagabundo

trotamundos

Vagabund

πλάνης

περιπλανώμενος

Landstreicher

αλήτης

περιπλανόμενος

rodamón

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɑndəɹɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wanderere

Cognate with Scots: wanderer

Cognate with Dutch: wandelaar

Cognate with German: Wanderer

Cognate with Danish: vandrer

Cognate with Swedish: vandrare

Cognate with Norwegian: vandrer

In summary

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”).