Wayfarer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈweɪˌfɛəɹ.ə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wayfarer is a noun meaning A traveller, especially one on foot.
Meaning
A traveller, especially one on foot.
Example Sentences
ESTRAGON: That would be too bad, really too bad. (Pause.) Wouldn't it, Didi, be really too bad? (Pause.) When you think of the beauty of the way. (Pause.) And the goodness of the wayfarers. (Pause. Wheedling.) Wouldn't it, Didi?
English travellers are sometimes found grumbling because the señor who keeps a wayside posada, or even a more pretentious inn in one of the towns, does not stand, hat in hand, bowing obsequiously to the wayfarer who deigns to use the accommodation provided.
Word Forms
- wayfarers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include footfarer, farer, viator, traveller, spacefarer, passenger.
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