globetrotter

/ˈɡləʊbˌtɹɒtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From globe + trotter.

Why this word is great

GLOBETROTTER — [Noun] A person who travels often to faraway places. From globe ("the Earth") + trotter ("one who travels lightly or frequently"). Unlike "nomad" (which implies a rootless life of perpetual motion) or "tourist" (which suggests fleeting, spectacle-driven visits), the globetrotter moves with purpose yet returns—a migratory bird with a fixed nest. It is the well-worn passport with pages frayed at the edges, the suitcase perpetually half-packed in the hall closet, the knowing smile at the gate agent who recognizes you by name. To be a globetrotter is to chase the horizon without ever quite leaving home behind.

noun

A person who travels often to faraway places.“Word-painting has become a science, and almost every corner of the globe has been described and traversed by that genus homo, the inevitable "globe-trotter".”