traveller
One who roams
A traveller is someone who journeys from place to place—whether for work, pleasure, or necessity.
The word often implies extended or repeated travel rather than a single trip: a seasoned traveller, fellow travellers on the train.
In British usage, Traveller (often capitalized) refers to members of traditionally itinerant communities, including Romani people and Irish Travellers.
Also spelled traveler.
Traveler carrying supplies
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
safari · quest · globetrotter · exploration · mountaineer · pioneer · pilgrim · sailor
Homeless, aimless wanderer
- drifterAimless, rootless traveler
- roverDrifter or space explorer
- itinerantMoving for work
- wayfarerTraveler, especially walking
rambler · pilgrim · peripatetic · footloose · roaming · aimless · meandering · stroller
Visitor viewing attractions
- vacationerOne on holiday
- holidaymakerTraveler seeking leisure
- visitorShort-term guest
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
souvenir · guidebook · landmark · resort · passport · cruise · sightseeing · accommodation
Grazer of livestock
- herderLivestock caretaker
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- yurtFelt-covered nomad tent
tent · migration · nomadic · oasis · camel · berber · tribe · seasonal
backpacker
Traveler carrying supplies
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- voyageJourney by sea
odyssey · safari · quest · globetrotter · exploration · mountaineer · pioneer · pilgrim · sailor · camper
vagabond
Homeless, aimless wanderer
wayfarer · rambler · pilgrim · peripatetic · footloose · roaming · aimless · meandering · stroller · saunterer
sightseer
Visitor viewing attractions
- vacationerOne on holiday
- holidaymakerTraveler seeking leisure
- visitorShort-term guest
tour · souvenir · guidebook · landmark · resort · passport · cruise · sightseeing · accommodation · brochure
pastoralist
Grazer of livestock
yurt · tent · migration · nomadic · oasis · camel · berber · tribe · seasonal · roaming
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- unchartedNot yet documented
navigate · compass · sextant · astrolabe · longitude · territory · Magellan · Columbus · Marco Polo · Shackleton
subway
Underground transit passage
transit · passenger · ticket · fare · route · timetable · schedule · platform · station · turnstile
travellerhomebody
One preferring domestic life
stay-at-home · shut-in · recluse · hermit · couch potato
travellersettler
One who colonizes territory
resident · homebody · permanent resident · stay-at-home · local
travellerhost
One receiving guests
innkeeper · hotelier · landlord · receptionist · local resident
- fellow travellersThose journeying together
- travelling lightMinimal belongings when moving
- time travellerOne journeying across eras
- traveller's chequePreprinted negotiable vacation currency
- armchair travellerOne who explores imaginatively
- road less travelledUncommon or difficult route