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wanderer

wan·de·rer

UK/ˈwɒndəɹə/ US/ˈwɑndəɹɚ/ uncommon

noun

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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

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Origin

From Middle English wanderere, wandrere, wanderare, equivalent to wander + -er. Cognate with Scots wanderer, wandirer (“wanderer”), Dutch wandelaar (“walker, hiker”), German Wanderer (“wanderer”), Danish vandrer (“wanderer”), Swedish vandrare (“wanderer”), Norwegian vandrer (“wanderer”).

Phrases

  • lesser wanderer

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