Definition of: traveler

(trav′əl·ər, trav′lər) noun
1. One who travels or journeys from place to place.
2. An animal or thing considered with reference to its mode or speed of movement.
3. A traveling salesman; specifically, a drummer: also commercial traveler.
4. Naut. a A metal ring or thimble running freely on a rope, rod, or spar. b A bar affixed to the deck, along which a ring or thimble slides.
5. A traveling crane or other moving device for transporting heavy objects.
6. In the theater, an overhead rod or pipe in the flys of the stage from which small spotlights are suspended and made available for unusual lighting effects.
7. The rings and track for drawn curtains. Also trav′el·ler.