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rambler

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rambler

1 a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination

  • a rambler her whole life, my aunt is likely to send me a postcard from just about any corner of the world
Synonyms of rambler

drifter, gadabout, gypsy, knockabout, maunderer, nomad, roamer, rover, stroller, vagabond, wanderer, wayfarer
Words Related to rambler

laggard, straggler

lingerer, loiterer, sojourner

bum, hobo, tramp

passenger, sightseer, traveler (or traveller)

migrant, transient, vagrant

ambler, saunterer
Phrases Synonymous with rambler

bird of passage
Near Antonyms of rambler

homebody

denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, resident, settler

2 a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure

  • a secluded sylvan spot just waiting to be discovered by the adventurous rambler
Synonyms of rambler

ambler, hiker, perambulator, tramper, walker
Words Related to rambler

pedestrian

roamer, rover, trekker, wanderer, wayfarer

alpinist, backpacker, climber, mountaineer

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