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单词 globetrotter
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Definition of globetrotter in English:

globetrotter

noun ˈɡləʊbtrɒtəˈɡloʊbˌtrɑdər
informal
  • A person who travels widely.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • That doesn't mean would-be globetrotters must give up their dreams of adventures abroad, though.
    • Being a peripatetic globetrotter, I have always found ATMs wherever I have touched ground and by paying cash, I have often been able to get cash discounts of up to half the card commission fee.
    • Bangalore has today many a globetrotter, foreign delegate, and tourist.
    • Never before has he cut such a powerful figure on the world stage, an adrenaline-charging sensation for the globetrotter and an uplifting spectacle for his audience back home.
    • ‘Direct me to the hotel spa’ is the new mantra of smart globetrotters.
    • They are true globetrotters - no wonder humankind has always envied them!
    • It is a far cry from the zany globetrotter of his stage shows.
    • As her two children had already grown up and gone, Susan soon decided to sell the house and become a globetrotter.
    • And it is only thanks to his scheme that he is now a well-travelled globetrotter.
    • And his ambition has been been aided by improvements in equine air travel, which has allowed horses to become globetrotters.
    • Although seven hundred years have passed since Marco Polo made his illustrious twenty-five-year journey across Asia, his daring adventure continues to inspire globetrotters.
    • This bistro offers a relaxed Mediterranean ambience and an affordable globetrotter of a menu, ensuring there's something to suit all tastes.
    • Now it seems the government too is determined to fret over the globetrotters.
    • The film contains details of the travels of the two globetrotters, and will be played during the exhibition.
    • Traditional divisions might play on the minds of English players, but it should not upset the current bunch of globetrotters.
    • He later switched to catering for high rollers only, but is now an international globetrotter whose ambitious plans for development in south-east Asia could make him the biggest player of all.
    • She's a globetrotter, even though she would never use that word.
    • Always a globetrotter, he lives half the year in Moscow where he has a huge following.
    • He said he is not very widely travelled and does not describe himself as a globetrotter.
    • Now that every self-respecting traveller has a tri-band mobile phone, there is a high risk of either the globetrotter or the loved one at home disturbing the slumbers of the other.
    Synonyms
    passenger, tourist, tripper, tourer, journeyer, voyager, excursionist, holidaymaker, sightseer, visitor, jet-setter

Derivatives

  • globetrot

  • verbglobe-trotting, globe-trotted, globe-trots ˈɡləʊbtrɒtˈɡloʊbˌtrɑt
    [no object]informal
    • Travel widely.

      the former president loves to globe-trot and be in the public eye
      Example sentencesExamples
      • His life is charmed; drunken bets leading to madcap globetrots.
      • And there is little evidence that he wants to globetrot.
      • As he and his aides globetrot, then nation is being let down on the home front.
 
 

Definition of globetrotter in US English:

globetrotter

nounˈɡloʊbˌtrɑdərˈɡlōbˌträdər
informal
  • A person who travels widely.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The film contains details of the travels of the two globetrotters, and will be played during the exhibition.
    • That doesn't mean would-be globetrotters must give up their dreams of adventures abroad, though.
    • Traditional divisions might play on the minds of English players, but it should not upset the current bunch of globetrotters.
    • They are true globetrotters - no wonder humankind has always envied them!
    • Being a peripatetic globetrotter, I have always found ATMs wherever I have touched ground and by paying cash, I have often been able to get cash discounts of up to half the card commission fee.
    • Always a globetrotter, he lives half the year in Moscow where he has a huge following.
    • He said he is not very widely travelled and does not describe himself as a globetrotter.
    • And his ambition has been been aided by improvements in equine air travel, which has allowed horses to become globetrotters.
    • ‘Direct me to the hotel spa’ is the new mantra of smart globetrotters.
    • He later switched to catering for high rollers only, but is now an international globetrotter whose ambitious plans for development in south-east Asia could make him the biggest player of all.
    • This bistro offers a relaxed Mediterranean ambience and an affordable globetrotter of a menu, ensuring there's something to suit all tastes.
    • Now it seems the government too is determined to fret over the globetrotters.
    • As her two children had already grown up and gone, Susan soon decided to sell the house and become a globetrotter.
    • Bangalore has today many a globetrotter, foreign delegate, and tourist.
    • Although seven hundred years have passed since Marco Polo made his illustrious twenty-five-year journey across Asia, his daring adventure continues to inspire globetrotters.
    • Now that every self-respecting traveller has a tri-band mobile phone, there is a high risk of either the globetrotter or the loved one at home disturbing the slumbers of the other.
    • Never before has he cut such a powerful figure on the world stage, an adrenaline-charging sensation for the globetrotter and an uplifting spectacle for his audience back home.
    • It is a far cry from the zany globetrotter of his stage shows.
    • And it is only thanks to his scheme that he is now a well-travelled globetrotter.
    • She's a globetrotter, even though she would never use that word.
    Synonyms
    passenger, tourist, tripper, tourer, journeyer, voyager, excursionist, holidaymaker, sightseer, visitor, jet-setter
 
 
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