Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wayfarer

/ˈweɪˌfɛəɹ.ə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: way-far-er
IPA: /ˈweɪˌfɛəɹ.ə(ɹ)/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traveller, especially one on foot.

Example Sentences

"His head far down the hot sweet throat of her — So one tracks love, whose breath is deadlier, And lo, one springe and you are fast in hell, Fast as the gin's grip of a wayfarer."
"English travellers are sometimes found grumbling because the señor who keeps a wayside posada, or even a more pretentious inn in one of the towns, does not stand, hat in hand, bowing obsequiously to the wayfarer who deigns to use the accommodation provided."
"ESTRAGON: That would be too bad, really too bad. (Pause.) Wouldn't it, Didi, be really too bad? (Pause.) When you think of the beauty of the way. (Pause.) And the goodness of the wayfarers. (Pause. Wheedling.) Wouldn't it, Didi?"

Etymology

From Middle English weyfarere, weifarere; equivalent to way + farer.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: weyfarere

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈweɪˌfɛəɹ.ə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

wayfarers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

wayfare wayfaring

Synonyms

journeyer

Questions

How do you pronounce wayfarer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪˌfɛəɹ.ə(ɹ)/.
What does wayfarer mean?: A traveller, especially one on foot.
Where does wayfarer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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