Meaning & use
Wayfaring
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Traveling, especially on foot, from one place to another, often on a long or uncertain journey.
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A wayfaring stranger stopped at the inn to rest before continuing north.
The novel follows a wayfaring monk as he crosses the mountains on foot.
A note on using this word
The word appears in the well-known American folk hymn "The Wayfaring Stranger," which has kept the term alive in popular culture long after it faded from everyday speech.
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