ˈkilˌrȯi noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after Kilroy, mythical soldier of World War II whose name was inscribed in unlikely places all over the world by American soldiers
: an inveterate traveler
like the roamers Kilroy and Ulysses — Peter Viereck
especially : a transient soldier
of all the Kilroys of history who have passed through here … it was Napoleon who best summed up the strategic importance of Malta — J.P.O'Donnell