What is the Latin word for wanderer?

The usual Latin words for “wanderer” are vagus, errābundus, errō; also plānus, fugitīvus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“wanderer” in Latin

vaguswandering, rambling, strolling, roving, roaming, unfixed, unsettled, vagrant; wandering, wavering, unsteady, inconstant,errābunduswandering errōto wander, rove, stray, roam; to get lost, go astray; to err, wander from the truth, to mistake plānuslevel, flat, even; intelligible, clear fugitīvusfugitive

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

wanderer

vagus: errabundus (☞ not vagabundus): erro (in Plin.): planus (a vagrant, in Petronius; in Cic. and Hor. = a juggler, impostor): fugitivus (= a runaway slave).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for wanderer?: The usual Latin words for “wanderer” are vagus, errābundus, errō; also plānus, fugitīvus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.