globetrotter

globe·trot·ter

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [glohb-trot-er]
- /ˈgloʊbˌtrɒt ər/
- /ˈɡləʊbˌtrɒt.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glohb-trot-er]
- /ˈgloʊbˌtrɒt ər/

Definitions of globetrotter word

noun globetrotter a person who travels regularly or frequently to countries all over the world. 1
noun globetrotter A person who travels widely. 1
noun globetrotter world traveller 1
noun globetrotter a habitual worldwide traveller, esp a tourist or businessperson 0

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Origin of globetrotter

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; globe + trotter

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Parts of speech for Globetrotter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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globetrotter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for globetrotter

noun globetrotter

voyager — one of a series of U.S. space probes that obtained scientific information while flying by the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.
tourist — a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.
jetsetter — a fashionable social set composed of wealthy people who travel frequently by jetliner to parties and resorts.
backpacker — A backpacker is a person who goes travelling with a backpack.
journeyer — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.

All 12 Synonyms of globetrotter

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