travellertrav‧el‧ler British English, traveler American English /ˈtrævələ $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
frequent travellers to France► see thesaurus at tourist, travel2British English someone who travels around from place to place living in a caravan
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- 80,000 air travellers pass through the terminal every day.
- As a seasoned traveller I know the value of being able to speak at least a few words of the local language.
- Many travellers find that facilities for young children are often inadequate.
- A traveller passing through the area afterwards reported scenes of utter devastation.
- As a traveller I am a seasoned whinger.
- Every traveller was struck by the sight of gibbets and tortured bodies.
- Looks like Howie and his pals jumped the two traveller guys on the road; landed one in hospital, apparently.
- Many of the exotic fruits may provide a wonderful meal for the traveller, but some contain a deadly poison.
- Now he was a traveller with a destination.
- One of the inn's habitués, a commercial traveller named Thomas Paufer, bore an uncanny resemblance to Johnson.
- The traveller, we now discover, is a young man whose ailing parents want him to stay within reach.
THESAURUS
someone who is visiting a place for pleasure on holiday: · The hotel is very popular with tourists.· a major tourist destination
British English, traveler American English someone who travels somewhere: · a weary traveller returning home after a long journey· The building’s luxurious interior will appeal to business travellers.· The strike will affect air travellers.· Paul Theroux, the American traveller, once went from London to India by train.
someone who comes to visit a particular country, area, museum etc: · Times Square attracts more than 30 million visitors annually.
British English, vacationer American English someone who is on holiday somewhere: · The beach was packed with holiday-makers.· 75 percent of Alamo's rentals are to vacationers.
a tourist who is visiting a famous or interesting place: · Crowds of sightseers come to London every year.
someone who is travelling for pleasure, staying in cheap accommodation and carrying a backpack: · a cheap hotel which is used mainly by backpackers
people who travel British English, traveler American English someone who is travelling a long distance: · Weary travellers waited at the airport.· My aunt was a great traveller (=she travelled a lot).
someone who is travelling somewhere for a holiday: · During the summer, over a million tourists visit the island each year.
someone who is travelling in a vehicle, plane, ship etc but not driving it or working on it: · The driver and two passengers were killed in the crash.
someone who travels to work every day: · commuters on the train to London
someone who travels to a lot of different places, carrying their clothes etc in a rucksack: · The hostels are great for backpackers.
someone who travels to places that people have not visited before: · Potatoes were brought to England by explorers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is travelling British /traveler American · Many travellers find that facilities for young children are often inadequate.· Travelers going to malarial regions should see their doctor before they start.air/rail/sea etc traveller · 80,000 air travellers pass through the terminal every day.business travellers (=people travelling as part of their job) · These days most airlines concentrate their advertising on business travelers.seasoned traveller (=someone who has travelled a lot) · As a seasoned traveller I know the value of being able to speak at least a few words of the local language.
someone who is travelling in a vehicle, boat, or plane, but is not the driver: · The driver and all three passengers were killed in the crash.· The airport was jammed with thousands of passengers from delayed or cancelled flights.
someone who lives in a different town, city etc from the one where they work, and who therefore travels a long distance every day to get to work: · It was a small shop that catered to commuters and local workers.commuter train/plane etc: · Each region has one organization controlling buses and operating its commuter trains.
someone who travels around and visits places for pleasure, while they are on holiday: · A park ranger was answering the tourists' questions as they looked out over the canyon.· A tourist visa is required for most nationalities.
British /traveling American moving from place to place in order to work, perform etc: · His father was a travelling salesman and was very rarely at home.· The traveling show includes historical films as well as 300 genuine artifacts that kids can handle.
British /well-traveled American someone who is well-travelled has visited a lot of different places around the world: · Sanders' parents were well-traveled, well-educated people.
informal a rich and fashionable person who travels a lot: · Duke, heir to a tobacco fortune and an international jet-setter, died at the age of 80.
someone who travels independently to a lot of different areas, carrying their clothes etc in a special bag on their back: · The bar was full of young Australian backpackers.· She runs a downtown hostel for backpackers - the cost only $5 a night.· Fears are growing for the safety of a British backpacker who went missing in Vietnam last week.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Artie was by then a seasoned musician with six albums to his credit.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(=a type of cheque that you can exchange for money in another country)· Are you taking some traveller's cheques on holiday?
Artie was by then a seasoned musician with six albums to his credit.· Harry Secombe was the third child of a none-too-successful commercial traveller living on a council estate near Swansea.· In 1866 he married Lucy Ellen, daughter of Edward Jones, commercial traveller.· And did you know that your dear Andrew is a commercial traveller?· One of the inn's habitués, a commercial traveller named Thomas Paufer, bore an uncanny resemblance to Johnson.· In August Sarah was invited to a dinner dance by a commercial traveller who came to the shop.· He's a commercial traveller and the wife's a cook in a Newcastle hotel.
· My fellow traveller was going to a reunion with school friends at Torridon.· It is as a stranger that I greet my own self, and see it as an unknown fellow traveller through time.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1someone who is on a journey or someone who travels often: - The armchair traveller for whom you are shooting these pictures does not want to visualize paradise under cloud.
- The first figures hint that armchair fans aren't rushing out to buy dishes because of the new football contract.
frequent travellers to France► see thesaurus at tourist, travel2British English someone who travels around from place to place living in a caravan