noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈwɑndəɹɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwɒndəɹə/
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CMU ARPABET:W AA1 N D ER0 ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
someone connected with any number of soccer clubs known as the Wanderers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of various far-migrating nymphalid butterflies of the genus Danaus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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noun
Meaning 5
a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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