roam

roam
—roamer, n.
/rohm/, v.i.
1. to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world.
v.t.
2. to wander over or through: to roam the countryside.
n.
3. an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
[1300-50; ME romen < ?]
Syn. 1. stray, stroll, prowl. ROAM, RAMBLE, RANGE, ROVE imply wandering about over (usually) a considerable amount of territory. ROAM implies a wandering or traveling over a large area, esp. as prompted by restlessness or curiosity: to roam through a forest. RAMBLE implies pleasant, carefree moving about, walking with no specific purpose and for a limited distance: to ramble through fields near home. RANGE usually implies wandering over a more or less defined but extensive area in search of something: Cattle range over the plains. ROVE sometimes implies wandering with specific incentive or aim, as an animal for prey: Bandits rove through these mountains.

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