journeyer

noun

Definition of journeyernext
as in pilgrim

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  1. pilgrim
  2. wayfarer
  3. visitor
Noun
  • Hundreds of barefoot pilgrims undertook a parikrama one morning, picking around heaps of cow dung dotting the road.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The village's rich history also includes two churches, the Church of the Visitation and the Church of Saint John, that draw generations of pilgrims to Ein Karem.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of pilgrim
Noun
  • My personal nightmare manifested around 2018 in the form of ’90s-style tiny sunglasses (and later, eyeglasses), after what felt like a solid two decades of the wayfarers and oversized frames that suited my very round face.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Knee-high, eroded Jizo statues that resembled children — often cloaked in red bibs — peppered the trail to ward off evil and safeguard wayfarers like me.
    Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Definition of wayfarer
Noun
  • And while the food draws visitors, the rich history of the building adds to the experience.
    Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The number of galleries in the third edition of the Southeast Asian fair is lower than last year, but the same doesn’t appear to be true of visitors.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of visitor
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