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way⋅far⋅er

[wey-fair-er]
–noun
a traveler, esp. on foot.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME weyfarere. See way 1 , fare, -er 1
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way·far·er   (wā'fâr'ər)   
n.  One who travels, especially on foot.

[Middle English weifarere : wei, way; see way + faren, to go on a journey (from Old English faran; see per-2 in Indo-European roots).]
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