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  • noun A person who travels often to faraway places.

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  • noun someone who travels widely and often

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Examples

  • Coast to coast shows, he's know as the globetrotter

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • Coast to coast shows, he's know as the globetrotter

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • Like many younger residents, he left Rikuzentakata 35 years ago for college believing it was the first step to a life as a globetrotter, only to get lured back after graduation when his parents convinced him to take over the family business.

    Making Home Sweet Again: After Tsunami, a Baker Finds Purpose Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011

  • Christiane, I am not a globetrotter, but I share your love for “natural objects” like drifwood from a nearby deserted beach, branches, bark, foliage, dried teasels, berries ... (the list is longer)

    grimpette - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • Mr. Winchester — a trained geologist and inveterate globetrotter — is well suited to tell the story.

    When History Rides the Waves John Steele Gordon 2010

  • (Spider-Man is a grumpy urban boy; Wolverine a world-weary globetrotter.)

    Coming Up: Marvel Comics Due May 2010 » Comics Worth Reading 2010

  • Hisashi Murayama for The Wall Street Journal Mr. Kimura, shown here, left Rikuzentakata 35 years ago for college believing it was the first step to a life as a globetrotter, only to get lured back after graduation when his parents convinced him to take over the family business.

    In Japan, A Business Tries to Rebuild 2011

  • This new road comedy stars Neil Mandt as globetrotter Charlie Murray, who takes to the highways looking to track down his peripatetic cousin Erik, who dropped out of med school, took his tuition money and hit the trail.

    Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 2010

  • Owner Sue Main is a globetrotter and her menu reflects that: The prawn tempura is via Japan, the 3-foot-long crispy pizzas topped with thin slices of local parma ham are inspired by Italy, Steak b arnaise is from Paris, and the Waldorf salad comes from the States.

    What to Serve With the World Cup 2010

  • From a bungalow in Thailand to a spa in the Ritz-Carlton, expert globetrotter Barbara Weibel shares the top destinations to revitalize the body and mind ....

    5 Places Guaranteed To Restore Your Soul (PHOTOS) 2010

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