traveller

Everyday

1. A traveller is a person who goes on a trip from one place to another, or who travels a lot. tree →
2. A traveller is also a passenger on a bus, train or plane. tree →
3. In Ireland and the UK, Travellers are a community of people with their own traditions, many of whom have lived moving from place to place. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a person on a trip with distances, speeds, times and tickets: distance = speed × time; also counted as passengers. In stories: a tired traveller arrives at an inn; travellers in old tales. Everyday life: travellers at airports and stations. Phrases: space traveller, time traveller, fellow traveller, a seasoned traveller.

Examples

• A traveller walks 5 km each hour. tree →
• The bus carries 40 travellers. tree →
• Each traveller pays $12. tree →
• How far has the traveller gone after 3 hours? tree →
• The tired traveller stopped at an inn for the night. tree →
• Travellers waited at the airport for their flight. tree →
• In the story, a time traveller visits the dinosaurs. tree →
• Each traveller may take one bag on the plane. tree →
• The Mother-Frog had once been a traveller. tree →

Note

UK, Irish, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand spelling «traveller» (double l); US spelling «traveler». When it names the community, write «Traveller» with a capital. The person who moves: distance = speed × time. Also counted as passengers.

In Jewish tradition

In maths: a person on a trip with distances, speeds, times and tickets: distance = speed × time; also counted as passengers. In stories: a tired traveller arrives at an inn; travellers in old tales. Everyday life: travellers at airports and stations. Phrases: space traveller, time traveller, fellow traveller, a seasoned traveller.

Examples

• In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways ceased, and the travellers walked through byways. (Prophets JDG.5.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

UK, Irish, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand spelling «traveller» (double l); US spelling «traveler». When it names the community, write «Traveller» with a capital. The person who moves: distance = speed × time. Also counted as passengers.