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wayfarer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++way·far·er /ˈweɪˌfeərə $ -ˌferər/ noun [countable]  literaryTRAVEL someone who travels from one place to another on foot 徒步旅行者
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wayfarerIn the main, the destitute wayfarers were treated well.Captured after stabbing his wife and later an innocent wayfarer, he was imprisoned in Königshofen Tower.In 1711 the saddle-sore wayfarer fell ill while dedicating a new chapel.
Origin wayfarer (1400-1500) way + farer traveler ((15-19 centuries)) (from → FARE1)
way·far·er nounChineseSyllable
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wayfarer
wayfarer /ˈweɪˌfeərə $ -ˌferər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: way + farer 'traveler' (15-19 centuries) (from fare1)
literary someone who travels from one place to another on foot


way·farerBrE /ˈweɪfeərə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈweɪferər/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned or literary) a person who travels from one place to another, usually on foot (徒步)旅行者