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

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Recent Examples of wanderers 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 There’s a cast of wanderers, visionaries, and itinerants, the self-educated and self-published, a long lineage of cranks and outcasts, mostly penurious, always opinionated, stretching away into the mists of pseudohistory. — Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 This Victorian town of just over 2,000 is a diverse blend of artists, spiritual seekers, motorcyclists, weekend wanderers, and retirees. — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
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  1. nomads
  2. travelers
  3. drifters
  4. wayfarers
  5. roamers
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
  • Mint Julep Experiences has built its business around making those trips easy, and the new Buffalo Bus gives travelers a straightforward way to visit one of Kentucky's most famous distilleries without having to worry about logistics.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • There are a handful of other oversized liquids that TSA allows travelers to pack in their carry-on bags.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Definition of travelers
Noun
  • Jellyfish are also passive drifters, meaning that they are often unintentionally carried towards shore by powerful ocean currents.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 June 2026
  • In a new study, University of Miami Rosenstiel School researchers found that sensors usually attached to sharks to investigate their behavior can also allow scientists to track temperature changes in parts of the oceans often inaccessible to satellites and drifters pulled by currents.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Definition of drifters
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
  • Animals that are kennel-trained will likely be pleased to be in their cozy confines and away from the bustle of vacuums, mops, and the like, but for those who are roamers, consider gating off an area for them.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of roamers

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