journeyer

noun

as in pilgrim

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  1. pilgrim
  2. wayfarer
  3. visitor
  4. vacationer
Noun
  • The people who joined were not there at the behest of a political organization but were drawn, like pilgrims to hip pilgrimage sites, by the promise of an insurrectionary pleasure.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Every year, millions of pilgrims walk from the deserts of southern Iraq to the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world.
    — Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Definition of pilgrim
Noun
  • Despite the different sunglass trends that are out there—tiny sunglasses, cat-eyes, wayfarers—aviators continue to remain Aniston’s favorite.
    — Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 22 July 2026
  • In high school, my friends and I became subway wayfarers, traveling in search of great high-school games.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Definition of wayfarer
Noun
  • Hallegua is the last local member of Paradesi Synagogue, which now relies on tourists and visitors to have a quorum for services.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Video footage captured the incident in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, where the beach was packed with visitors at the time of the strike.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of visitor
Noun
  • For decades, the lifeguard stands of Florida’s Space Coast have served as symbols of a vacationer’s safety.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This commentary was not from a wonkish TikToker nor a network pundit but from TMZ, the merciless purveyor of celebrity dirt, which published the images of Graham after a citizen vacationer noticed the senator flitting through the theme park and sent pictures.
    — Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of vacationer
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