ramblers

noun

plural of rambler
1
as in wanderers
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

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2
as in walkers
a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure a secluded sylvan spot just waiting to be discovered by the adventurous rambler

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Recent Examples of ramblers Plant a Succession of Blooms If space allows, include once-blooming roses like climbers and ramblers, then add in a few repeat- or continuous-blooming roses to carry through the rest of the season. — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2026 With help from its Autech/NMC tuning and customization arm, Nissan has developed out quite a camper van line in Japan, ranging from adorable tiny campers to large wellness-retreat ramblers. — C.c. Weiss may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2026 Jug Handle State Natural Reserve and Russian Gulch State Park are ideal for ramblers. — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026 Amazon just dropped deals on Yeti ramblers, so if your current one is past its prime, now’s the ideal time to upgrade. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025 The Pennine mountains were formed, across which forests and grassland, aurochs and wolves, Neanderthals, Normans, glampers and ramblers could come and go. — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramblers
  1. wanderers
  2. walkers
  3. nomads
  4. hikers
  5. travelers
  6. pedestrians
  7. wayfarers
  8. drifters
Noun
  • For the wanderers Saint-Tropez rewards the curious as much as the party crowd—and the best way to explore is entirely on your own terms.
    — Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Designed to naturally decay over roughly a decade, these statues impress wanderers who seek them out.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Definition of wanderers
Noun
  • Dog walkers and fishermen waved, and a canoeist kept pace for a chat.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 Aug. 2026
  • At the Phillips Farm Preserve in Southbury, the Southbury Land Trust restricted dog walkers’ access to a field where woodcocks nest and asked the farmers to not maintain field edges until fall.
    — Tran Chau, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of walkers
Noun
  • View gallery - 9 images With its modest length of just 6 m (20 ft), the Mini tiny house could be a good fit for would-be nomads.
    — Adam Williams July 23, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
  • Gerardo Olivares’ globe-trotting comedy sees various nomads and tribesmen move heaven and earth to watch the final between 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of nomads
Noun
  • Like many other mountain areas, the Bernese Oberland isn't just a winter destination but attracts many mountain bikers, hikers, runners and paragliders in summer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Experienced hikers can continue toward Mytikas, the highest point in Greece, though the final approach is considerably more challenging and involves scrambling.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hikers
Noun
  • And with The Odyssey putting Homer's world back into the pop-culture spotlight, travelers inspired to plan their own Greek adventure now have one more reason to look beyond the islands.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Official couriers carrying an imperial passport could exchange horses rapidly, allowing messages and travelers to move across the empire with remarkable speed.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of travelers
Noun
  • Users must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on a sidewalk and give an audible signal before passing a pedestrian.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Of those, 25 deaths were of pedestrians, which is down from 30 pedestrian deaths at this time last year.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of pedestrians
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 wayfarers
Noun
  • Babylon 5 followed the diplomats, soldiers, and drifters aboard the station, built as neutral ground between humans and a handful of alien civilizations teetering on the edge of war.
    — JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
  • According to Rouse, the album grew out of observations gathered while traveling, with its songs populated by drifters, dreamers and fleeting encounters that blur the line between fiction and autobiography.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of drifters

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