farer

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UK/ˈfɛəɹə(ɹ)//ˈfɛɹɚ/

noun

One who fares or travels, a traveller, tripper

OriginMiddle English farere →
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Meanings

nounfarer (plural farers)

plural farers

  1. archaicOne who fares or travels, a traveller, tripper

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfarere
  2. Englishfarer

From Middle English farere (attested in Middle English weyfarere, weifarere (“wayfarer”)), equivalent to fare (“to journey, travel”) + -er. Compare Old English fara (“traveller, farer”). Doublet of Führer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with farer

bearercarerwearerairerflarersnarertearer
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Sounds the same

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Anagrams

farreFerraFrear
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APA

farer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farer

MLA

“farer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farer.

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