Definitions for wanderer
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wan•derˈwɒn dər(v.i.)
to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam.
to go aimlessly or indirectly; meander:
The river wanders among the rocks.
to extend in an irregular course or direction:
Foothills wandered off to the south.
to move, pass, or turn idly, as the hand or the eyes.
(of the mind, thoughts, desires, etc.) to take one direction or another without conscious control.
to stray from a path, place, companions, etc.:
The ship wandered from its course.
to deviate in conduct, belief, etc.; err; go astray.
(v.t.)to travel about, on, or through:
He wandered the streets.
Origin of wander:
bef. 900; ME wandren, OE wandrian
wan′der•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
wanderer, roamer, rover, bird of passage(noun)
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
spider, wanderer(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
Wiktionary
Wanderer(Noun)
someone connected with any number of soccer clubs known as the Wanderers.
wanderer(Noun)
One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
Webster Dictionary
Wanderer(noun)
one who wanders; a rambler; one who roves; hence, one who deviates from duty
Translations for wanderer
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- drentelaarAfrikaans
- مُتَجَوِّل،هائِم، تائِهArabic
- скитникBulgarian
- viajantePortuguese (BR)
- tulák, -čkaCzech
- der/die Wanderer(in)German
- vandrer; vandringsmandDanish
- περιπλανώμενοςGreek
- trotamundos; nómada; vagabundoSpanish
- rändajaEstonian
- سرگردانFarsi
- kuljeksijaFinnish
- vagabond/-ondeFrench
- נוֹדֵדHebrew
- आवारागर्दी करने वालाHindi
- lutalacCroatian
- vándor(ló), csavargóHungarian
- pengembaraIndonesian
- ferðalangurIcelandic
- vagabondo, girovagoItalian
- 放浪者Japanese
- 방랑자Korean
- keliauninkasLithuanian
- klejotājs; ceļotājsLatvian
- pengembara, perantauMalay
- zwerverDutch
- vandrer, fotturistNorwegian
- wędrowiecPolish
- viajantePortuguese
- pribeag; călătorRomanian
- странникRussian
- tulák, -čkaSlovak
- popotnik brez ciljaSlovenian
- lutalicaSerbian
- vandrare, vandringsmanSwedish
- ผู้ท่องเที่ยวไปโดยไร้จุดหมายThai
- amaçsız gezip duran kimseTurkish
- 漫遊者，流浪者Chinese (Trad.)
- мандрівникUkrainian
- بے مقصد پھرنے والاUrdu
- người đi lang thangVietnamese
- 游荡、漫游的人，流浪者Chinese (Simp.)
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