farer

One who travels

A farer is one who travels or journeys.

The word appears almost exclusively in compounds: seafarer, wayfarer, spellfarer.

On its own, farer sounds archaic or literary.

It derives from the verb fare, meaning to travel or get along.

wanderer

nomad

Homeless wanderer by choice

rambler · pilgrim · itinerant · peripatetic · straggler · saunterer · tramp · footloose · hobo · migrant

literary

odyssey

Extended adventurous journey

  • questSeeking journey for something
  • sagaExtended heroic narrative
  • epicImpressively grand in scope

tale · voyage · pilgrimage · sojourn · passage · crossing · traverse · journey · wanderer · pilgrim

commuter

subway

Underground transit passage

  • metroUrban rail transit
  • busLarge passenger vehicle
  • carpoolShared commute arrangement

traffic · ticket · passenger · transit · schedule · route · platform · station · turnstile · express

explorer

expedition

Organized exploratory journey

uncharted · archaeology · safari · trekking · navigator · territory · frontier · specimen · habitat · pathfinder

Opposites
mobility/travel

farerstay-at-home

Not one to travel

homebody · shut-in · settler · hermit · recluse

Phrases
Family

fare, wayfarer, fares, seafarer, faring, fared

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G