wayfarer

way·far·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wey-fair-er]
- /ˈweɪˌfɛər ər/
- /ˈweɪfɛərə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wey-fair-er]
- /ˈweɪˌfɛər ər/

Definitions of wayfarer word

noun wayfarer a traveler, especially on foot. 1
noun wayfarer A person who travels on foot. 1
noun wayfarer traveller, walker 1
noun wayfarer a person who goes on a journey 0
noun wayfarer a person who travels, esp. from place to place on foot 0

See all 5 definitions of wayfarer

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Origin of wayfarer

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

First recorded in 1400-50, wayfarer is from the late Middle English word weyfarere. See way1, fare, -er1

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Parts of speech for Wayfarer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wayfarer

wayfarer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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".

wayfarer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wayfarer

noun wayfarer

traveler — a person or thing that travels.
wanderer — a Covenanter persecuted by Charles II and James II, especially one who fled home to follow rebellious Presbyterian ministers who refused to accept episcopacy.
walker — Alice, born 1944, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
rover — a familiar name for a dog.
roamer — to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world.

All 26 Synonyms of wayfarer