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wanderer (완-더-러 (강세: 완))a person who walks aimlessly or travels from place to place without a fixed destination

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person who walks aimlessly or travels from place to place without a fixed destination

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwɑːndərər/

Korean meaning: 목적지 없이 이곳저곳을 떠돌아다니는 사람, 방랑자

Korean pronunciation: 완-더-러 (강세: 완)

Example Sentences

  • The wanderer finally found WiFi at a remote café and immediately posted 100 Instagram stories.
  • She was a born wanderer who felt uncomfortable staying in one place for too long.
  • The wanderer's GPS kept saying 'recalculating' because he never followed the suggested route.

wanderer

NOUN

//ˈwɑːndərər//

a person who walks aimlessly or travels from place to place without a fixed destination

wanderer concept
💡 Concept

Aimless traveler at crossroads

wanderer mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Wan guy points der and there - wandering everywhere!

wanderer rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The wanderer meets the sorcerer, who warns of the murderer ahead

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈwɑːndərər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈwɒndərə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootwander
Suffix--er

Origin

From Middle English 'wanderen', derived from Old English 'wandrian', which likely comes from Germanic roots related to movement and turning. The word has cognates in other Germanic languages and is related to the concept of moving without fixed direction.

🎵Rhyme

murderersorcererplunderer
murderer
sorcerer
plunderer

🔗Collocations

lonely wanderer
eternal wanderer
restless wanderer
wanderer's journey
become a wanderer
wanderer's spirit

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The wanderer finally found WiFi at a remote café and immediately posted 100 Instagram stories.

She was a born wanderer who felt uncomfortable staying in one place for too long.

😄 Fun example

The wanderer's GPS kept saying 'recalculating' because he never followed the suggested route.

Books about wanderers and their adventures have always been popular among readers.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

nomaddrifterroamervagabondtraveler

Antonyms

settlerresidenthomebody

Related

journeyadventureexplorewanderroam

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