Traveller

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈtɹævÉ™lÉš/

Alternative forms

• traveler US

Origin

travel + -er

Full definition of traveller

Noun

1. One who travels, especially to distant lands.
• 1892, James Yoxall, The Lonely Pyramid Chapter 5, The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.
2. (British) A modern-day gypsy, tinker, caravan dweller, etc.
3. (Ireland) A member of the nomadic ethnic minority.
4. A list and record of instructions that follows a part in a manufacturing process.
5. (nautical) A metal ring that moves freely on part of a ship’s rigging.