wayfarer

Everyday

(literary, old) A wayfarer is a traveller who goes on foot, walking from place to place. tree →

In the lessons

An old storybook word for walkers on long journeys. In The Wind in the Willows the chapter «Wayfarers All» tells of the Sea Rat, a wanderer who tempts Rat to leave home and travel. In church hymns, life is sometimes called a journey, and the faithful are wayfarers. Phrase: «weary wayfarer».

Examples

• The weary wayfarer stopped at the inn for the night. tree →
• «Wayfarers All» is a chapter about the call to travel. tree →
• The wayfarer asked the farmer the way to town. tree →
• Pilgrims and wayfarers walked the old road. tree →
• The Sea Rat was a wayfarer who had seen many lands. tree →
• The cottage gave shelter to wayfarers. tree →
• As the sacred wayfarers pursued their journey, there came rolling towards them a barrel full of money. tree →

Note

Countable. From «way» (road) + «fare» (to travel). Verb-like adjective: «wayfaring». Modern words: traveller, walker, hiker.