TRAVELLER


Meaning of TRAVELLER in English

trav ‧ el ‧ ler BrE AmE British English , traveler American English /ˈtræv ə lə $ -ər/ noun [countable]

1 . someone who is on a journey or someone who travels often:

frequent travellers to France

2 . British English someone who travels around from place to place living in a ↑ caravan ⇨ gipsy

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THESAURUS

▪ tourist someone who is visiting a place for pleasure on holiday:

The hotel is very popular with tourists.

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a major tourist destination

▪ traveller British English , traveler American English someone who travels somewhere:

a weary traveller returning home after a long journey

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The building’s luxurious interior will appeal to business travellers.

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The strike will affect air travellers.

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Paul Theroux, the American traveller, once went from London to India by train.

▪ visitor someone who comes to visit a particular country, area, museum etc:

Times Square attracts more than 30 million visitors annually.

▪ holiday-maker British English , vacationer American English someone who is on holiday somewhere:

The beach was packed with holiday-makers.

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75 percent of Alamo's rentals are to vacationers.

▪ sightseer a tourist who is visiting a famous or interesting place:

Crowds of sightseers come to London every year.

▪ backpacker someone who is travelling for pleasure, staying in cheap accommodation and carrying a ↑ backpack :

a cheap hotel which is used mainly by backpackers

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.