Synonyms for wayfarer
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A traveller, especially one on foot.
Forms
- Plural
- wayfarers → pilgrims, travelers, itinerants, tourists…
Example sentences
- traveler She provided the traveler with food and clothing.
- pilgrim Yanni is a pilgrim from Algeria.
- itinerant Tom's grandparents were itinerant farm workers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| wayfarer | rising | |
| traveler | rising | |
| pilgrim | rising | |
| itinerant | steady | |
| peripatetic | rising | |
| journeyer | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- tourist2, pilgrim2
- 8 letters
- traveler3
- 9 letters
- passenger3, traveller3, itinerant4, journeyer
- 11 letters
- peripatetic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tourist2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- voyageur
- Italiano
- viaggiatore
- Español
- viajero
- Deutsch
- Reisender