From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwayfarerway‧far‧er /ˈweɪˌfeərə $ -ˌferər/ noun [countable] literaryTRAVEL someone who travels from one place to another on foot
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wayfarer• In the main, the destitute wayfarers were treated well.• Captured after stabbing his wife and later an innocent wayfarer, he was imprisoned in Königshofen Tower.• In 1711 the saddle-sore wayfarer fell ill while dedicating a new chapel.Origin wayfarer (1400-1500) way + farer “traveler” ((15-19 centuries)) (from → FARE1) 