"Traveller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Travellers [plural]
Etymology: From traveller. Etymology templates: {{m|en|traveller}} traveller Head templates: {{en-noun}} Traveller (plural Travellers)
  1. (Ireland) Ellipsis of Irish Traveller; a member of a nomadic ethnic minority in Ireland. Tags: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Irish Traveller (extra: a member of a nomadic ethnic minority in Ireland) Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Synonyms: Traveler
    Sense id: en-Traveller-en-noun-mb4UvdSA Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 87 13 Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. (Norway) A member of a nomadic ethnic minority in Norway.
    Sense id: en-Traveller-en-noun-cBQa5SXQ

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