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Word of the Day – Wayfarer

By September 27, 2025Word of the Day

Wayfarer (noun)

way-fair-er

A traveller, especially on foot.

First recorded in 1400–50, wayfarer is from the late Middle English word weyfarere. See way , fare, -er

Example sentences

“He dreamed of being a wayfarer, the lifestyle called him like the beating of a drum.”

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