Definition of traveler
1 : one that travels: such asa : one that goes on a trip or journeyb : traveling salesman
2a : an iron ring sliding along a rope, bar, or rod of a shipb : a rod on the deck on which such a ring slides
3 : any of various devices for handling something that is being transported laterally
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Examples of traveler in a Sentence
Groups of travelers were everywhere that summer.
The airport can handle large numbers of travelers.
Recent Examples of traveler from the Web
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Islamic organizations have a crucial role to play in elevating and coordinating grassroots Muslim opposition to radical Islam, while cutting ties with longstanding friends and allies who are radicals or radical fellow-travelers.
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The busiest days are at about 8 a.m. Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday, when the terminal fills with travelers headed to Florida on Allegiant.
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A growing number of travelers want to master freediving, the practice of diving on a single breath, to explore the underwater world.
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In 2015, a TripAdvisor survey also found that 17% of travelers would try traveling solo for the first time in the following year.
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JOHANNESBURG — South African authorities are investigating whether any workers at Johannesburg’s main international airport have helped robbers who follow arriving travelers and mug them at their homes or other destinations.
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Updated June 26 at 11:11 a.m. On its last day in session, the Supreme Court decided on Monday that a 90-day ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries imposed by President Trump will stand.
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The researchers also identified 26 different volatile compounds—six of them unique to males—in paw sweat, indicating that bears may use aroma to determine the sex of previous ursine travelers.
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Updated June 26 at 11:11 a.m. On its last day in session, the Supreme Court decided on Monday that a 90-day ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries imposed by President Trump will stand.
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First Known Use of traveler
14th century
TRAVELER Defined for English Language Learners
traveler
playDefinition of traveler for English Language Learners
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: someone who is traveling or who travels often
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: a person who moves around from place to place instead of living in one place for a long time
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