"farer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛəɹə(ɹ)/ (note: Received Pronunciation, Mary–marry–merry distinction), /ˈfɛɹɚ/ (note: General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) Forms: farers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English farere (attested in Middle English weyfarere, weifarere (“wayfarer”)), equivalent to fare (“to journey, travel”) + -er. Compare Old English fara (“traveller, farer”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|farere}} Middle English farere, {{cog|enm|weyfarere}} Middle English weyfarere, {{m|enm|weifarere|t=wayfarer}} weifarere (“wayfarer”), {{suf|en|fare|er|id2=agent noun|t1=to journey, travel}} fare (“to journey, travel”) + -er, {{cog|ang|fara|t=traveller, farer}} Old English fara (“traveller, farer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} farer (plural farers)
  1. (archaic) One who fares or travels, a traveller, tripper Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-farer-en-noun-ItyR-1X1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Derived forms: air-farer, airfarer, far-farer, farfarer, land-farer, landfarer, sea-farer, seafarer, spacefarer, way-farer, wayfarer

Inflected forms

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