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Synonyms of wanderer

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Another word for wanderer is rover. Other synonyms of wanderer are flaneur.

Synonyms and similar words for wanderer

nounMore synonyms

  • vagabond
  • ambler
  • flaneurOne who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to...
  • gadling
  • itinerant
  • nomadSynonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
  • peregrinatorOne who peregrinates; one who travels about.
  • rambler
  • roverOne who roves: a person or animal that travels around, especially over a wide area, without a fixed destination; a...
  • sauntererOne who saunters.
  • straggler
  • stroller
  • vagrant datedA person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
  • walke-street obsoleteSomeone who wanders aimlessly; a flaneur.

Meaning of wanderer

  1. noun One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
  2. noun Any of various far-migrating nymphalid butterflies of the genus Danaus.
  3. noun The wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans.

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Questions about synonyms of wanderer

What is another word for wanderer?
Wanderer has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as rover and flaneur.
What does wanderer mean?
Wanderer means one who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

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