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单词 meanderer
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meanderern.

Brit. /mɪˈandərə/, U.S. /miˈændərər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meander v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < meander v. + -er suffix1.
1. A person who wanders aimlessly; a drifter.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > wandering idly > one who
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1887 T. N. Page In Ole Virginia (1889) 188 The meanderer was Drinkwater Torm.
1988 T. Williams Dragonbone Chair i. 6 At an age when other boys were clamoring for the responsibilities of manhood, Simon was still a muddler and a meanderer.
1992 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Feb. 15/2 There is always a hint of time-killing..among the studied meanderers round Soane's Dulwich Gallery.
2. A river which meanders. rare.
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1970 P. Goodman Homespun of Oatmeal Gray 37 I hope..that I will see the blazing Mississippi south, The meanderer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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