Voyagers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Those who undertake extensive travels, often driven by curiosity or adventure
2. Individuals who embark on journeys that cover great distances, often exploring new territories ; persons engaged in traveling from one place to another, usually by sea or space
3. Travelers who cover extensive geographical areas, frequently crossing borders or oceans ; those involved in a specific act of traveling, particularly on a ship or spacecraft

Etymology: "Voyagers" is the plural of "voyager", which English formed by adding the suffix "-er" to "voyage". The noun "voyage" came into English in the Middle English period from Anglo-Norman "viage", and it traces back through Latin "viaticum", a word meaning provisions for a journey, from "via", "road" or "way". So the core idea behind the family is the road itself, with the sense of a journey growing out of the travel supplies carried along it. The "-er" ending reached English through Old French "-ier" and Latin "-arius", a suffix denoting a person connected with something, which Old English adopted as "-ere". Adding it to "voyage" produced a word for someone who makes a voyage, so the plural names the whole group of such travellers.

Synonyms: travelers, explorers