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traveller

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++trav·el·ler British English, traveler American English /ˈtrævə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1 TRAVELsomeone who is on a journey or someone who travels often 旅客,旅行者;经常旅行的人 frequent travellers to France 经常去法国的人see thesaurus at tourist, travel2. British EnglishHOME someone who travels around from place to place living in a caravan 坐旅行拖车过漂泊生活的人 gipsy
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travellerAs a traveller I am a seasoned whinger.Now he was a traveller with a destination.A traveller passing through the area afterwards reported scenes of utter devastation.80,000 air travellers pass through the terminal every day.One of the inn's habitués, a commercial traveller named Thomas Paufer, bore an uncanny resemblance to Johnson.Every traveller was struck by the sight of gibbets and tortured bodies.Many travellers find that facilities for young children are often inadequate.As a seasoned traveller I know the value of being able to speak at least a few words of the local language.Many of the exotic fruits may provide a wonderful meal for the traveller, but some contain a deadly poison.The traveller, we now discover, is a young man whose ailing parents want him to stay within reach.Looks like Howie and his pals jumped the two traveller guys on the road; landed one in hospital, apparently.
From Longman Business Dictionarytravellertrav‧el‧ler /ˈtrævələ-lər/ British English, traveler American English noun [countable] TRAVELsomeone who travels from one place to another, or to several different places by air, road, rail etcThe most important thing for abusiness traveller is to get there on time. commercial traveller
trav·el·ler nounChineseSyllable
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traveller
traveller British English, traveler American English /ˈtrævələ $ -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 caravangipsy
     
THESAURUS
    tourist someone who is visiting a place for pleasure on holiday: The hotel is very popular with tourists. | a major tourist destination
    traveller British English, traveler American English someone who travels somewhere: a weary traveller returning home after a long journey | The building’s luxurious interior will appeal to business travellers. | The strike will affect air travellers. | 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. | 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


🔑 trav·el·ler (especially US trav·el·er) BrE /ˈtrævələ(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrævələr/ 🔊 noun🔑 a person who is travelling or who often travels 旅行者;旅游者;旅客;游客She is a frequent traveller to Belgium. 她经常到比利时去旅行。🔊🔊He passed the time chatting with fellow travellers. 他与同行的旅客闲聊消磨时间。🔊🔊   see also commercial traveller (BrE) a person who does not live in one place but travels around, especially as part of a group (尤指结队而行的)漂泊者New Age travellers经常迁移的新时代人 HELP Traveller is used especially to talk about travelling people of Irish origin, but is also used as a word for all travelling people, including people from the Romani community. * traveller 尤指经常迁移的爱尔兰裔人,但也可泛指包括吉卜赛人在内的所有经常迁移的人。   compare Gypsy