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caravanner|ˈkærəvænə(r)| Also -aner. [f. caravan + -er1.] a. One who lives in or travels in a caravan (esp. on a pleasure tour). b. The conductor of a caravan in the East (Cf. caravaneer).
1909Westm. Gaz. 5 Apr. 4 The [Caravan] club decided to spell ‘caravanner’, ‘caravanning’, with two n's—not one. 1916M. A. von Arnim (title) The Caravaners. 1923Weekly Dispatch 21 Jan. 5 Victor Maclaglen, who gives a magnificent performance as a gipsy king in the story, was urged to prolong his stay by the caravanners. 1929Daily Tel. 22 Jan. 11/3 There is little doubt that information which caravanners gave me yesterday has now reached Kabul. 1958Economist 25 Oct. 310 The shanty towns into which caravanners have been herded. |