travellers or travelers

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Meaning of traveller in English

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• The modern traveller can go where he likes .
• She is a seasoned traveller.
• Out in the desert the traveller is a welcome guest .
• Travellers can break their journey in Singapore if they wish .
• daily passenger
• day-tripper
• grief tourist
• super-commuter

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“Traveler” or “Traveller”

Traveler and traveller are both English terms.

Traveler is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English ( en-US ) while traveller is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) ( en-GB ).

In terms of actual appearance and usage , here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

• In the United States , there is a preference for " traveler " over "traveller" (87 to 13).
• In the United Kingdom , there is a 77 to 23 preference for " traveller " over "traveler".
• In India , there is a 87 to 13 preference for " traveller " over "traveler".
• In the Philippines , there is a preference for " traveler " over "traveller" (63 to 37).
• In Canada , there is a preference for " traveler " over "traveller" (62 to 38).
• In Australia , there is a 87 to 13 preference for " traveller " over "traveler".
• In Liberia , there is a 71 to 29 preference for " traveller " over "traveler".
• In Ireland , there is a 85 to 15 preference for " traveller " over "traveler".
• In New Zealand , there is a 70 to 30 preference for " traveller " over "traveler".
• In Jamaica , there is a preference for " traveler " over "traveller" (56 to 44).
• In Trinidad & Tobago , there is a preference for " traveler " over "traveller" (53 to 47).
• In Guyana , there is not enough data to determine a preference between "traveler" and "traveller".

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Examples of “traveler”.

• … 1662, by the Ottoman Turkish traveler Evliya Çelebi, who described it …
• … to him as "a great traveler , both on land and paper".
• … "pair" of individuals: the path traveler (Pāli: maggattha) and the fruit …
• … or future for the time traveler when they return home.
• … scenery of North America, a traveler must go by foot.
• … TCIP), and SAE J2354 Advanced Traveler Information Systems standards.
• A traveler and amateur naturalist, he regains …
• National Geographic Traveler s main competitors are Condé Nast …
• "The Arkansas Traveler sketch in Vaudeville", America's Library
• This story, of a traveler who falls in love with …

Examples of “traveller”

• … depreciate his merits as a traveller and naturalist, for the belief …
• George Sandys (born 1578), English traveller , colonist and poet, the seventh …
• In this case, the traveller may choose to stay in …
• … John (1735, 2nd edition) Suffolk Traveller .
• … the score entered on the traveller .
• Porphyrius Uspensky (1804–1885), Russian traveller and theologian
• … fiction roleplaying games such as Traveller , Shadowrun and Heavy Gear (the …
• He also tells the traveller of his poor family and …
• A Traveller in Italy is situated in …
• The Arkansas Traveller

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