Synonyms of wanderers

wanderers

noun

plural of wanderer

as in nomads

a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination

a wanderer who reasoned that he could never be lost, as he didn't care where he was going

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nomads
• travelers
• drifters
• wayfarers
• roamers
• birds of passage
• vagabonds
• ramblers
• rovers
• strollers
• sojourners
• stragglers
• knockabouts
• passengers
• maunderers
• loiterers
• gadabouts
• migrants
• hoboes
• laggards
• lingerers
• sightseers
• tramps
• bums
• vagrants
• transients
• amblers
• saunterers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inhabitants
• residents
• dwellers
• settlers
• homebodies
• denizens
• habitants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wanderers

Connecting with this odd population of wanderers is one of the surprise pleasures of our annual Bishop trip. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

My eight women are divided into wanderers, rebels, explorers, and mentors. — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

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

The cougars that make their way through Minnesota are believed to be lone wanderers from the Dakotas and Nebraska. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 1 May 2026

On stage, Josh and Melissa, our wanderers from the land of reality, are subsumed into an actual musical rather than a vaguely Truman Show-style refraction. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026

Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026

These ancient wanderers, like comet 3I/ATLAS, are cosmic time capsules. — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026