TRAVEL, TRAVELLED, TRAVELLER, TRAVELLING
ADJECTIVES
► AEROPHOBIC afraid of air travel → 1977
► CURSORY travelling, moving about → 1606 obs.
► FAR-WENT that has travelled far → 1609 obs.
► ITINERAL travelling from place to place → 1627 obs.
► ITINERARIAN pert. to travelling, a journey, or a route → 1801
► ITINERARY 1. pert. to travelling, a journey, or a route → 1552
2. travelling from place to place → 1617
► ITINERATE travelling from place to place; not fixed or stationary → a1628 obs.
► JOURNEY-PROUD conceited because one has travelled → 1952 Amer. dial.
► ON THE PAD travelling, on the road, on the tramp → 1699 colloq.
► ON THE RACK travelling, constantly moving about → c1860 Can. sl.
► PEREGRINATORY characteristic of a traveller or wanderer → 1773
► PEREGRINE travelling; wandering; formerly, on a pilgrimage, travelling as a pilgrim → 1599
► PERIPATETIC travelling from place to place; itinerant → 1607
► PERIPATETICAL travelling from place to place; itinerant → 1633
► VAGANT travelling or moving from place to place; having no settled home or abiding place → 1382 obs.
► VIAGGIATORY given to travelling about → 1847
► VIATORIAN belonging to travelling or journeying → 1656 obs. (Bk.)
► WAY-GONE exhausted by travelling → 1831
► WAY-WORN exhausted by travel → 1777
► YFARE ► YFAREN travelled; gone → 900-930 obs.
NOUNS
► AEROPHOBIA fear of air travel → 1966
► DAWK-BUNGALOW a resting-place or house for travellers → 1892 Anglo-Indian sl. (Bk.)
► DAY a day’s travel; a day’s journey → 1362 obs.
► DROMOMANIA mania for travel → 1991 (Bk.)
► GANG a travelling or resorting → 1645 obs.
► HODOMANIA love of travel → 1991 (Bk.)
► HODOPHOBIA fear or dislike of travel → 1991 (Bk.)
► ITINERACY a travelling about, esp. for a specific purpose, as preaching, or public speaking; a journey from place to place → 1827
► ITINERANCY a travelling about, esp. for a specific purpose, as preaching, or public speaking; a journey from place to place → 1825
► ITINERARIO a record or journal of travel → 1588 obs.
► ITINERARIUM a record or journal of travel → 1747
► MARCHING MONEY travelling expenses → 1918 Aust. sl.
► PERAGRATION a wandering thorough, a travelling over → 1611
► PEREGRINAGE in early use: a pilgrimage; later, a journey, travels → 1340
► PEREGRINATION a travelling or going from place to place; a course of travel; a journey, esp. on foot → 1548
► SHIRALEE ► SHIRALLEE a traveller’s bundle of blankets and personal belongings → 1892 Aust. sl.
► SIT-DOWN a place where travellers habitually rest → 1898
NOUNS – PERSON
► AEROPHOBE a person who is afraid to travel by air → 1966
► AEROPHOBIC a person who is afraid to travel by air → 1978
► BANNISTER a traveller in distress → 1891 sl. (Bk.)
► BUZZIE a traveller → 2000s Irish sl.
► DUSTYFOOT a traveller, a wayfarer; a travelling peddler or merchant → a1400 Sc. obs.
► FARANDMAN a traveller, a stranger → a1400 Sc. law obs.
► FARER a traveller → 1881
► FAR-FARER a person who travels far → 1861
► FAR-GOER a person who travels far → 1841
► GADLING ► GEDLING a traveller, a wanderer; a roamer → a1542 obs.
► GANGER a person who travels on foot; a traveller → 1424 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► GIPSIE ► GIPSY ► GYPSY a person who travels to many places → 1937
► GLOBETROTTER a person who travels extensively around the world, originally typically in a hurried manner, esp. for the purpose of sightseeing → 1873
► ITINERANT a person who travels from place to place, esp. in the pursuit of a trade or calling; a travelling preacher, etc. → 1641
► ITINERARIAN a traveller, one who journeys from place to place → 1822
► ITINERARY a person who travels from place to place → 1709
► PACKER a traveller who wears a backpack → 1974 chiefly Can.
► PEREGRINATOR a pilgrim (obs.); a traveller or wanderer → 1610
► PEREGRINE a pilgrim; a traveller in a foreign country → 1570
► PERIPATETIC a person who walks about; a traveller; an itinerant dealer or trader → 1600 chiefly humorous usage
► PIKEY a traveller, a gypsy → 1847 sl.
► ROSSIE a woman who travels or wanders about; a female Gypsy → E20 Irish, derogatory
► SAMENFERE a fellow-traveller, an associate → a1300 obs.
► SYNODITE a fellow-traveller; a travelling companion → 1655 obs.
► ULYSSES an adventurous traveller; a crafty person → 1611
► VIADANT a traveller, a wayfarer → 1632 obs.
► WALKER a traveller → c1430 obs.
► WANDERLUSTER a person having an eager desire or fondness for travelling or wandering → 1927
► WAY-LEADER a person who conducts or guides a traveller → 1655 obs.
VERBS
► AEROPLANE to travel in an aeroplane → 1906
► ANKLE to travel, to walk → 1926 Amer. sl.
► BAIT of travellers: to stop at an inn, orig, to feed the horses, but later also to rest and refresh themselves → 1375
► BELT AROUND to travel; to go junketing → 1953 US sl.
► DANGLE to travel or depart, esp. in a hurry → 1927 US sl., esp. hobo usage
► EASE to travel, to move → 1920s US sl.
► EAT DUST to travel, to leave → L19 sl.
► FARE to travel, to journey, to make one’s way → 971 arch. or poetic usage
► FOOT-WALK IT to travel by foot → 1940s Aust. sl.
► GAD THE PAD to travel around → 1882 Aust sl.
► GIPSY ► GYPSY to travel from place to place; to live or act like a Gypsy → 1921
► GOMPUS to roam, to travel about for pleasure → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HAUL THE MAIL to travel rapidly → 1935 Amer. sl.
► HEAR THE OWLS HOOT to travel by night, esp. as a fugitive → 1921 Amer. Western sl.
► HIT THE PIKE to start travelling; to take to the road; to start travelling; to set out; to depart → c1910 Can. sl.
► HIT THE TRAIL to leave; to travel → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► HOPSCOTCH to jump or travel about from place to place → 1912 US criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► ITINERATE to travel from place to place; to wander → 160
► JAB TROTTERS to travel with a pack → 1900s Aust.
► JAMPH ► JAUMPH to travel with extreme difficulty, as one trudging through mire; to trudge, to plod, to make way laboriously → 1813 Sc.
► JUNKET to travel about or around; to go on an excursion or pleasure trip, esp. one in which eating and drinking are prominent → 1821
► KNOCK AROUND to travel aimlessly → M19 sl., orig. US
► LEG ► LEG IT to travel, to go → 1601
► LUSTRATE to travel or go through a place → 1632 obs.
► MOB to travel, to go → 1990s African-American sl.
► MOTIVATE to travel, to go, or depart, esp. hurriedly → 1966 Amer. sl.
► MUMPER to travel around, to partner someone on their travels → 20C African-American sl.
► PAD to travel as a tramp, thief, or vagrant → 1610 sl.
► PERAGRATE to travel over or through; to wander through the country; to rove about → 1542
► PEREGRINATE to travel, to journey; to go from place to place → 1593
► POOTLE to travel in a leisurely manner → 1973 UK colloq.
► RAISE to identify yourself to a fellow traveller → 1957 US sl.
► REEL to travel, to roam; to romp, to rush; to travel, to roam → 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► RIDE THE CUSHIONS to travel first class → 1917 Amer. students’ sl. (Bk.)
► SASSHAY to travel in a casual manner; to saunter → M19 orig. US
► SCATTERLOFISTICATE to travel; to wander aimlessly, at haphazard; to range over a country → 19C western sl.
► SCHLAP ► SCHLEP ► SCHLEPP ► SHLAP ► SHLEP to travel; to walk wearily or slowly; to travel further than one might prefer → 1920s sl.
► SITHE to travel, to go → c1000 obs.
► STROKE to go quickly, to travel → 1735
► TAKE A FLYING FUCK to travel, to leave → 1960s African-American sl.
► TOTE THE MAIL to travel rapidly; to ride or move quickly; to go fast, → 1901 Amer. sl.
► VAGARIE ► VAGARY to travel, to go; to leave → 2002 UK sl.
► VAGITATE to travel, to roam → 1614 obs.
► VAMP to travel, to vanish; to disappear → 20C US sl.
► WAG to travel or make one’s way → 1684
► ZING to travel quickly → 1920 US sl.