wanderer
/'wɔndərə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who travels from place to place without a fixed home or job: A wanderer is someone who leads a wandering, unsettled life, moving without a permanent destination.
- A person who walks or moves around aimlessly or without purpose: It can refer to someone who roams or strolls without a specific goal or path.
- A person who strays from the correct path or accepted course: In a figurative sense, it can describe someone who deviates from a planned route, a set of beliefs, or a conventional lifestyle.
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- The old wanderer told stories of the many countries he had visited. (The old person who traveled from place to place told stories of the many countries he had visited.)
- She felt like a wanderer in her own city, exploring new neighborhoods every weekend. (She felt like a person who moves around aimlessly in her own city, exploring new neighborhoods every weekend.)
- The prophet spoke to the wanderers who had lost their faith. (The prophet spoke to the people who had strayed from their accepted religious beliefs.)
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "A wanderer's life": A lifestyle characterized by constant travel and lack of permanent settlement.
- He chose a wanderer's life, finding freedom in having no address.
- "Eternal wanderer": A poetic or literary term for someone perpetually traveling or searching, often with a sense of loneliness or destiny.
- In the poem, the sailor is portrayed as an eternal wanderer on the seas.
Variants and Related Words
- Wander (verb): To walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way.
- They loved to wander through the forest paths.
- Wandering (adjective/noun): (Adj.) Traveling aimlessly from place to place. (N.) The act of traveling aimlessly.
- He had a wandering spirit. (Adjective)
- Her wanderings took her across the continent. (Noun)
Synonyms
- Nomad: A member of a community that moves from place to place, often seasonally.
- Drifter: A person who is continually moving from place to place, especially without a regular job or home.
- Roamer: A person who travels constantly or without a fixed route.
- Vagabond: A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job.
Antonyms
- Settler: A person who moves to a new area or country to establish a permanent home.
- Homebody: A person who prefers to stay at home, especially one who is not interested in traveling or excitement.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "A rolling stone gathers no moss": This proverb is often associated with a wanderer, suggesting that a person who moves constantly does not accumulate responsibilities, wealth, or ties, but also may not establish stability.
- He's a true wanderer—a rolling stone that gathers no moss.
Noun
- a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine
- someone who leads a wandering unsettled life