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Synonyms for globetrotter


Grammar : Noun
Spell : glohb-trot-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgloʊbˌtrɒt ər



Définition of globetrotter

Origin :
  • "world traveller," 1871, from globe + agent noun from trot (v.). As a verb, globetrot is recorded from 1883.
  • noun jet-setter
Example sentences :
  • He had to go to Simla to look after a globetrotter relative of his—a person with a title.
  • Extract from : « Soldiers Three » by Rudyard Kipling
  • One bore all the distinguishing marks of the army officer of high rank, but the other was unmistakably a globetrotter.
  • Extract from : « The Wings of the Morning » by Louis Tracy
  • But being what I am, there is no real zest in merely moving about aimlessly like any other globetrotter.
  • Extract from : « Katharine Frensham » by Beatrice Harraden
  • But the new ideas grew; every globetrotter became a Nationalist and an Imperialist, and shed his party skin.
  • Extract from : « Lessons of the War » by Spenser Wilkinson
  • Possibly perceiving an expression of dubiosity on their faces the globetrotter went on, adhering to his adventures.
  • Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce

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