Traveller

See also: traveller

English

Alternative forms

Traveler

Etymology

From traveller.

Noun

Traveller (plural Travellers)

(Ireland) Ellipsis of Irish Traveller; a member of a nomadic ethnic minority in Ireland.
- 2024 March 3, Rory Carroll, “‘A clash of cultures’: Irish opinion split over Travellers’ elaborate headstones”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
  The auctioneer said he had no animus against Travellers but that some headstones verged on “monstrous”.
(Norway) A member of a nomadic ethnic minority in Norway.

Translations

member of a minority in Ireland — see Irish Traveller

Further reading

Irish Travellers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Norwegian and Swedish Travellers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Indigenous Norwegian Travellers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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