Meaning & use
outdoor globetrotter
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Meanings
nouncountable
A person who travels widely and often, especially someone who enjoys activities like hiking, camping, and climbing outdoors.
Grammar: Countable: say 'an outdoor globetrotter' for one person and 'outdoor globetrotters' for several.
Patterns
- an outdoor globetrotter who does something
- a keen outdoor globetrotter
- travel like an outdoor globetrotter
My cousin is a real outdoor globetrotter: she has camped in Patagonia and cycled through Laos.
As an outdoor globetrotter, he plans every trip around long-distance trails rather than city museums.
The blog is written for outdoor globetrotters who want practical tips on gear and visas.
nouncountableinformal
A traveler who combines long journeys abroad with a strong interest in nature and physical activity.
Grammar: Often used with 'keen', 'serious', or 'budding' before it to show how experienced the person is.
Patterns
- a budding outdoor globetrotter
- a serious outdoor globetrotter
- become an outdoor globetrotter
After two years of weekend climbing trips, she started calling herself a budding outdoor globetrotter.
The magazine profiles serious outdoor globetrotters and the routes they recommend.
He became an outdoor globetrotter after a gap year spent trekking in Nepal and New Zealand.
Word forms
| plural | outdoor globetrotters |
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Common combinations
- a keen outdoor globetrotter
- She is a keen outdoor globetrotter who spends every holiday on a new trail.
- a seasoned outdoor globetrotter
- A seasoned outdoor globetrotter, he knows exactly which boots survive a wet season.
- an avid outdoor globetrotter
- An avid outdoor globetrotter, Maya keeps a map of every national park she has visited.
- a fellow outdoor globetrotter
- He swapped route advice with a fellow outdoor globetrotter in the hostel kitchen.
- a young outdoor globetrotter
- The film follows a young outdoor globetrotter cycling alone across Iceland.
Synonyms and how they differ
- backpacker
- A backpacker usually travels cheaply with a rucksack, while an outdoor globetrotter may focus more on nature activities than on budget travel.
- adventurer
- Adventurer suggests risk and daring; outdoor globetrotter is gentler and simply stresses travel plus outdoor interests.
- wanderer
- Wanderer means someone who moves about without a fixed plan, so it sounds more aimless than outdoor globetrotter.
Opposites
Word family
- globetrot verb
- to travel widely from place to place, often for pleasure.
- globetrotting noun
- the activity of traveling widely around the world.
- globetrotter noun
- a general word for someone who travels a lot internationally.
- outdoorsy adjective
- informal word describing someone who likes outdoor activities.
Commonly confused: outdoor globetrotter or globe-trotter? outdoor globetrotter or tourist?
outdoor globetrotter vs globe-trotter
The hyphenated spelling is common in British writing, but the meaning is the same; 'outdoor' adds the nature-and-activity focus.
outdoor globetrotter vs tourist
A tourist visits places for sightseeing, often on a package trip, while an outdoor globetrotter travels widely and seeks active time in nature.
Practice
Which sentence uses the phrase most naturally?
Choose one answer.
'A keen outdoor globetrotter who hikes...' works because 'who' introduces a relative clause describing the person. The other options attach a preposition ('of', 'for', 'to') directly to the noun, which English does not allow here.
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