Meaning & use
Wanderer
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A person who travels or moves about without a fixed destination or purpose.
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The old wanderer had seen more countries than anyone else in the village.
As a young man, he lived as a wanderer, drifting from town to town.
A note on using this word
"Wanderer" carries a slightly romantic or poetic tone in English literature, often describing someone who travels by choice or inner restlessness rather than necessity.
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