traverser

Noun

traverser (plural traversers)

1. Something which traverses or moves, such as an index on a scale.
2. Someone who traverses a region.
   • […]traversers of the continent.1897, George William Rusden, History of Australia, Chapter 2
3. (archaic) Someone who traverses, or denies.
   • A denial that the traverser passed the paper as currency, is not a denial that he passed paper currency; so that we think the verdict is not a verdict of acquittal.1839, William Cranch, Stettinius v. United States (opinion)
   • […]the upholding of the letter of the law (common, statute and law merchant) against all traversers in covin and trespassers acting in contravention of bylaws and regulations,[…]1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
4. A traverse table.
   • As the pithead (Fig. 15) had not been designed for large wide gauge cars it was necessary to replace the usual runround with a traverser.1954, Colliery Engineering - Volume 31, page 8
   • Before I left Paris I had the chance to visit La Chapelle depot. I was fascinated by the place. Basically, the steam depot is divided into two halves, the repair side and the steam side, with a traverser in between.1961 March, ""Dalmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 148