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caravanner

noun car·a·van·ner \ -ˌva-nər \

variants: or caravaner

Definition of caravanner

1 : one that travels in a caravan

2 British : one who goes camping with a trailer

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The mind conjures up images of caravanners resting in the cool shade of palm trees at the foot of the ramparts.

— National Geographic, "These Ghost Towns Once Thronged With Life," 1 May 2016

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1909

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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