No less than nine miles of coastline, pleasant according to travelers` estimates, are thus characterized by dunes. For example, in some parts of the Hudson Bay territory, the traveller is allowed to eat eight pounds of bison meat a day! Subscribe to America`s largest dictionary and get thousands of other definitions and an advanced search – ad-free! « Traveller. » Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voyageur. Retrieved 8 October 2022. He copied constantly in his beautiful handwriting of traveling salesman up to two o`clock. Add a traveler to one of your lists below or create a new one. The only spot of color in his suit was the traveler`s flamboyant red belt, which he twice put around his waist. (Translation by traveller of the GLOBAL Français-English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd) We were two days and part of a night in the descent, with all the devices of the Voyageur boats. These sample phrases are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word « traveller ». The views expressed in the examples do not represent the views of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us your feedback. A trip is a long journey to a distant land, and people who go on a journey are called travelers. You are most likely to find this word that describes maritime travelers, such as the explorers Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan.

Because of its association with long, dangerous journeys, the word Voyager has often been used to name spaceships in science fiction and real life. Traveling has a Latin root, viaticum, meaning « a journey. » A traveler is someone who makes a long journey, especially if traveling in a ship. Historically, travelers have often been explorers. French Canadians, French, traveler, traveler to travel, travel, Old French voiage, veiage.