traveler
noun
trav·el·er
ˈtra-və-lər 
ˈtrav-lər
variants
or traveller
1
2
a
: an iron ring sliding along a rope, bar, or rod of a ship
b
: a rod on the deck on which such a ring slides
3
: any of various devices for handling something that is being transported laterally
Examples of traveler in a Sentence
Groups of travelers were everywhere that summer.
The airport can handle large numbers of travelers.
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More than 75% of all U.S. leisure travelers participate in cultural or heritage activities such as visiting museums.
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Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
In Rome, there’s plenty of diversity to satiate every sort of traveler.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
Visit California, the state’s tourism agency, revised its overall projections for 2025 visitor spending this month to $160 billion from $166 billion, following the slowdown in the growth of international travelers and the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in January.
—Ceylan Yeğinsu, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The offering, previously only available in Europe and Japan, buys back unused (but still usable) aluminum cases and other luggage and refurbishes them for a new generation of travelers.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025
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Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
In Rome, there’s plenty of diversity to satiate every sort of traveler.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
Visit California, the state’s tourism agency, revised its overall projections for 2025 visitor spending this month to $160 billion from $166 billion, following the slowdown in the growth of international travelers and the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in January.
—Ceylan Yeğinsu, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The offering, previously only available in Europe and Japan, buys back unused (but still usable) aluminum cases and other luggage and refurbishes them for a new generation of travelers.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for traveler
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“Traveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traveler. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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