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
- 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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